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touch down

Idioms  

  1. Land on the ground, as in The spacecraft touched down on schedule. This idiom was first recorded in 1935.

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Odysseus touched down in the Malapert A crater, some 300 kilometers from the moon’s south pole, becoming the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon.

From MarketWatch

Hounded by the press from the moment the wheels touch down in Australia.

From BBC

Passengers touching down at airports in Australia, France, Germany, India, Russia, Taiwan and beyond told of sleepless nights and days-long ordeals to get out of the Middle East when war erupted.

From Barron's

Germany's chancellor has touched down in China as German businesses sound the alarm about a yawning trade imbalance.

From BBC

The forwards went through the phases to edge them closer to the line before the ball was looped wide to the left wing for the impressive Josh Adams to touch down.

From Barron's

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