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 Filmed in Australia, the fifth Mad Max movie is a years-long saga that follows Furiosa as she's snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and lands with Warlord Dementus' Biker Horde. Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024 Their souls and personalities are formed within the primal bonds to this specific family, that specific ethnic culture, this piece of land with its long history to my people, to that specific obedience to the God of my ancestors. David Brooks, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024 That mine, seeking final state water and air permits to operate on private land with the potential to spread onto claims on the national forest, would alter the mountain skyline views from Tucson. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024 The three-bedroom, three-bathroom dome house spans over 3,000 square feet on a little over an acre of land with a picturesque creek running through the property. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 15 May 2024 Fellow starter Joshua Jefferson also left Moraga, landing with Iowa State, and recruit Zion Sensley of Archbishop Riordan also decommitted last month. Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024 His departure is not a surprise, though landing with the Steelers perhaps is. Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2024 Humor has never been Honoré’s forte and most of the jokes here land with an indifferent thud — except in one scene where Deneuve visits Marcello’s old apartment and acts like a total ice-cold diva, dissing the new owner for his poor taste in interior design. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Like most Samburu herders, Paris's father lives in a hut built from sticks and tarp on a patch of land with no running water and no electricity. Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 12 May 2024

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“Land with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20with. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.

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