land with

phrasal verb

landed with; landing with; lands with
British, informal
: to force (someone) to deal with (something or someone unpleasant)
I always get landed with the washing-up.

Examples of land with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Upon return, the Boeing 767-300ER aircraft safely landed with all 183 passengers — 176 customers, five flight attendants and two pilots. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024 Patriots often describes Russia as an alien land with immortal problems, but Putin didn’t become the country’s president (and force behind the current bloody war in Ukraine) solely because Berezovsky gave him a push behind the scenes at a crucial moment. Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2024 Lee began his career as an assistant coach with the Hawks under Mike Budenholzer and followed Budenholzer to Milwaukee until landing with the Celtics last summer. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2024 German citizens resented the cession of this land with its three million Germans, and over the course of the 1930s, Hitler became increasingly aggressive in demanding its return to his Third Reich. TIME, 16 Apr. 2024 The New Drug Application landed with Kelsey, who was then new to the agency. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024 The possibility of landing with the Heat always appealed to Rozier. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024 These series are very rarely made by the locals who share this sacred land with the species who inhabit it. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024 The result is the jabs against the 44th President’s legacy-worthy legislation no longer land with the same thwack, crackling barely as a thud. Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024

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“Land with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20with. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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