land the plane

verb

To abort an unsuccessful enterprise, especially an unsuccessful political campaign.

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Meanings

verbland the plane (third-person singular simple present lands the plane, present participle landing the plane, simple past and past participle landed the plane)

present singular third person lands the plane · participle present landing the plane · participle past landed the plane · past landed the plane

  1. idiomaticinformalTo abort an unsuccessful enterprise, especially an unsuccessful political campaign.
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Chicago

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