land in

Idioms  

1. Also, land up. Arrive at, end in something. For example, This situation could land you in a terrible mess, or I never thought I'd land up with a reward for excellence. These expressions both employ land in the sense of “to end,” a usage dating from the late 1600s.

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Example Sentences

Work began on land in Willows Green, near Felsted, Essex, within hours of Uttlesford District Council shutting its offices for the May Day Bank Holiday weekend on Friday.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The four women and nine children, who had been living in Roj camp in Syria, are expected to land in Sydney and Melbourne airports on Thursday, according to local media.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The state acquired the land in 1974 and created the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area in 1982.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The new firm, Next Frontier, is already at work on one of its first big projects, which is buying land in Indiana for a data-center campus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

To get her dad’s permission to marry her, he had to clear sixty acres of land in half a day, then plant and reap sixty acres of corn the other half.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas