land somebody in something
- land somebody in something
ˈland in sth | ˈland sb/yourself in sth derived
(informal) to get sb/yourself into a difficult situation
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She was arrested and landed in court.
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His hot temper has landed him in trouble before.
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Now you've really
landed me in it!
(= got me into trouble)
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