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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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They point to what they say are £95m in cash reserves as well as the university's purchase of land in the city centre for about £4.5m, which they say is foolish at this time.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Most people land in a psychiatrist’s office because something happened: a loss, a breakup, the end of a career.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

At the war’s end, the British granted these fighters and their families land in Trinidad and Tobago as part of their freedom.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

The Des Moines Register last week reported on a mystery buyer offering to purchase land in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

I walk, determined, staking the land in a long but deep horizontal shape.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes