land up in (something)
land up in (something)
To arrive at, come to, or end up in a particular situation, especially one that is problematic, undesirable, dangerous, etc. In this usage, a name or pronoun can be used after "land" when talking about performing the action on someone else. You're going to land up in a whole heap of trouble if you don't start filing your taxes. I hope you realize that this investigation could land us up in prison.
See also: land, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
land up somehow or somewhere
to finish somehow or somewhere; to come to be in a certain state or place at the end. We set out for Denver but landed up in Salt Lake City. He's so extravagant that he landed up in debt.
See also: land, somehow, somewhere, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- in a cleft stick
- reconcile (oneself) to (something)
- reconcile oneself to
- dodge
- dodge a bullet
- tiptoe around (someone or something)
- get out of jail free card
- hold the sack
- it is what it is
- Let every man skin his own skunk.