lands the plane

A form of land the plane — To abort an unsuccessful enterprise, especially an unsuccessful political campaign.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of land the plane
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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