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 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 Earlier this week, a barge operated by the Spanish aid group Open Arms landed with food from World Central Kitchen, a charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés. Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024 This is also wild land with the usual hazards to pets, including roaming coyotes and rattlesnakes hidden in the brush. Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024 After bouncing between bands, Carmen eventually landed with the Raspberries in 1967, a pop rock band in the style of The Beatles and The Who, that quickly rose to acclaim. Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024 This absolutely felt special and then very quickly after that, the film went to the Berlin Film Festival and really landed with an international audience. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2024 Lifeline is a federal program that providers eligible customers with a monthly discount up to $9.25, and those living on tribal lands with a monthly discount up to $34.25. Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024 In better public lands news, the Associated Press’ Julie Watson reports that the Yurok will be the first Native American tribe to manage land with the National Park Service, getting some of its ancestral lands back to serve as a gateway to Redwood National and State Parks. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024 Wiig plays Maxine, a social climber trying to land with the right movers and shakers in Palm Beach. Marianne Garvey, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024

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“Land with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20with. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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