What does land here mean?
He landed his first film role at the age of 20.

What does the land mean here?

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What does land here mean?
He landed his first film role at the age of 20.

What does the land mean here?

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As Andrew says, it means he managed to get his first film role.

To 'land' something is a fishing metaphor. If you land a big fish, you manage to catch it. It is used when someone is lucky or skillful enough to secure a great prize of some kind.

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It means he managed to get his first film role at 20.

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http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/learner/land

Verb, definition 7