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land 1. noun 1 a fright IRELAND, 1992. 2 a neighbourhood US, 1989.► on the landmaking a living by farming or other rural occupation AUSTRALIA, 1902 2. verb to succeed in getting UK, 1854
idiomland► drop/land sb in itbe in the land of nodto be asleep ◆ often used when talking to children:Daddy's coming home late - you'll be in the land of nod long before he gets home.be in the land of the livingliving/alive to be alive or awake:The old dog usually slept all day, with only the occasional twitch to reassure his owner that he was still in the land of the living.Oh look, you're out of bed. It's good to see you back in the land of the living.sb is (living) in cloud-cuckoo land BrEBrEused in order to say that someone has ideas about the world that are not true or sensible, and thinks that things are much better than they really are:I think anyone who wants to ban the use of animals in medical research is in cloud-cuckoo land.Unless you're living in cloud-cuckoo land, you'll know that socialism nearly destroyed this country.a/the land of milk and honeyused about a place or situation that people want to go to, because they think that life there will be good and there will be no problems:The government promised us a land of milk and honey, but it may turn out to be a desert of rocks and dust.The immigrants did not expect a land of milk and honey, but few of them were prepared for the hardship that awaited them.Note This idiom comes from a story in the Bible in which the people of Israel were promised a land full of plenty of food where life would be good. This land is described as 'flowing with milk and honey'. the lay/lie of the land1 (also how the land lies BrE) the facts about a situation, that you need to know before you do something or make a decision:Before you start working for us we'd like you to spend a few hours in the office - it'll help you to get the lay of the land.Joan wants to take out a loan, and I suggested she talks to her bank manager, just to find out how the land lies.2 the appearance and physical features of the land around you:We were hoping to reach the top of the ridge, where we could see the lie of the land.The Commander sent me ahead to Veracruz to study the lay of the land. phraseland[landed, landed, landing]
land in
land (sb) in trouble/jail/court etc to get into a bad situation, or put someone in a bad situation: I hope I haven't landed you in trouble with the boss. Her husband had a violent temper, which often landed him in court. Gasgoyne landed in trouble after an all-night drinking session with his friends.land sb in it BrE informal (=cause a lot of trouble for someone, especially by telling a person in authority about something wrong they have done) You've really landed me in it this time! I wish you'd kept quiet!■ SIMILAR TO: drop sb in it BrE informal
land up 1. land up BrE to finally arrive in a place or situation after a lot of other things have happened, especially when this was not intended: She got on the wrong train and landed up somewhere just outside Newcastle. The letter eventually landed up on his desk a few days later.■ SIMILAR TO: end up, finish up BrE informal, wind up2. land up doing sth BrE if you land up doing something, you do it as a result of a series of events, although you did not originally intend to do it: I expect I'll land up having to do the whole thing myself, as usual.■ SIMILAR TO: end up, finish up BrE informal, wind up
land with
land sb with sth usually passive BrE if you are landed with something, especially a job that no one else wants to do or a fine or bill etc, you have to deal with it or pay it: Penny was always being landed with the job of looking after the kids at weekends. At the end of the trial the defendants found themselves landed with court costs of over $1 million. I knew he'd try to land me with the job of clearing up.land yourself with sth BrE (=get into situation in which you have to deal with something, or have to pay a lot of money) I'd do what they say if I were you. You don't want to land yourself with a huge fine.■ SIMILAR TO: saddle with, lumber with BrE informal
See:- (for) land('s) sake(s) (alive)
- a blight on the land
- a/the land of milk and honey
- be doing a land-office business
- be in cloud-cuckoo land
- be in the Land of Nod
- be in the land of the living
- blight on the land
- Cloud Cuckoo Land
- cloud-cuckoo land
- do a land-office business
- fall on (one's) feet
- fall on one's feet
- fall/land on your feet
- fat of the land
- fat of the land, the
- find out how the land lies
- go on to a better land
- how the land lies
- in the Land of Nod
- in the land of the living
- jump all over someone
- la-la land
- la-la land, in
- land (someone) one
- land (something)
- land a blow
- land a blow, punch, etc.
- land a job
- land a punch
- land at
- land in
- land in (one's) lap
- land in on
- land in your lap
- Land o' Goshen!
- land of milk and honey
- land of milk and honey, the
- land of Nod
- land of plenty
- land on
- land on (one's) feet
- land on both feet
- land on your feet
- Land sakes!
- land so poor it wouldn't even raise a fuss
- land so poor you couldn't raise a fuss on it
- land up
- land up (some place)
- land up in
- land up somehow or somewhere
- land up with (someone or something)
- land upon
- land-office business
- land-office business, a
- land-poor
- lay of the land
- lay of the land, the
- lay/lie of the land, the
- live in cloud-cuckoo land
- live off the fat of the land
- live off the land
- live off/on the fat of the land
- Never Never Land
- never-never land
- no man's land
- on (the) land
- on land
- promised land, the
- see how the land lies
- see, etc. how the land lies
- spy out the land
- the fat of the land
- the land of milk and honey
- the Land of Nod
- The Land of Opportunity
- the lay of the land
- the lie of the land
- the promised land
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