land with

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.

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Five months after being released by the Dolphins and landing with the Falcons, Tagovailoa was back inside Hard Rock Stadium. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Gap's Old Navy brand saw sluggish sales due to products that failed to land with shoppers — and not a larger macroeconomic issue, CEO Richard Dickson told CNBC at the time. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Later this regular season, the Dolphins also host the teams that ex-GM Grier and ex-coach McDaniel landed with. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 The county covers 948 square miles of broken, hilly land with sandy, gray, and black soils; elevations range between 800 to 1,450 feet above sea level, according to the Texas State Historical Association. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for land with

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