Idiom
land the plane
Meaning
To abort an unsuccessful enterprise, especially an unsuccessful political campaign.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The campaign is failing, so it is time to land the plane.”
“After months of poor polling numbers, the candidate finally decided to land the plane and withdraw from the race.”
“Recognizing that the initiative had lost all public support, the leadership team chose to land the plane rather than continue wasting resources on a doomed endeavor.”
Examples
simple
“The campaign is failing, so it is time to land the plane.”
contextual
“After months of poor polling numbers, the candidate finally decided to land the plane and withdraw from the race.”
complex
“Recognizing that the initiative had lost all public support, the leadership team chose to land the plane rather than continue wasting resources on a doomed endeavor.”
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