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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.

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The nature-loving pair, both born and raised on Oahu, farm one-acre of lush tropical land with over 50 varieties of ginger and heliconia, managing everything from seed to table. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025 While chasing down Flacco, Watt delivered a heavy hit just after the ball was released and landed with most of his body weight on the 41-year-old quarterback — an infraction the NFL has emphasized all season. Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025 Friedrichsen, recruited heavily by the Wildcats out of high school, played two seasons for the Demon Deacons before hitting the portal and landing with McKillop’s 2025-26 squad. Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025 The scene keeps lingering on Guiteau an awkward extra second, as his praise of Garfield doesn’t land with its audience, and in the moments of highest vulnerability and disappointment, the scene uses the shots that just show each man alone, unable to connect with each other. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for land with

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“Land with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20with. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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