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land

Date: Mar 06 2008

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“Oh, I’m not trying to land him.”

- Julia Roberts doesn’t really want to be with Richard Gere. (Pretty Woman)

Definition

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get; win

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

When you travel, do you ever worry about your plane landing safely? Do you hope and pray the pilot will land the plane smoothly? Or do you worry about landing other things?

Sure, normally, it takes a pilot to land something. But average people can land things, too. Whenever you get something great, you can say you landed it. Richard Gere is great, but Julia Roberts’ character in Pretty Woman did not want to land him, which is to say did not want to marry him.

Richard Gere might be someone you’d want to land, but maybe you’d like to land something more realistic, like a good job. One of the most common uses of land is to land a job. It’s so common that it’s hardly even slang anymore and it’s appropriate in any context, including business. But slang isn’t all business. So tell us, what would you like to land?

A hot date, maybe?

Examples

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“How did you land such a great apartment?”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

	it means to end up with someone. by sakuralanguage
	I think the "land" word means that be in love with sb,and you want to get him or her. by bear
	merry by 傻乐ing boy
	"when a person is winning over another person..." by Dannyel
	To land someone is to let him be atracted in you romantically; to let him/her fall for you. by jojodine
	possess someone..trying to have power on someone.. by birsencan
	to be with him by curious_kimia
	to succeed in obtaining sth..:) by saudigirl
	build a relatinship,connect with by Obey
	fall in love with sb by evilbird
	marry by walixy
	be friendly with, or love him by cooleric
	she don't wish him to be with her . by senior electronics engineer
	Not trying to win or secure him by kaushalyats
	maybe to land it means to get by hutbiti