land up in, at …

land up in, at …
ˌland ˈup in, at… derived
(informal) to reach a final position or situation, sometimes after other things have happened
Syn: end up

We travelled around for a while and landed up in Seattle.

He landed up in a ditch after he lost control of his car.

Careful— you don't want to land up in hospital.

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