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