I'd like to make sure what "
among" and "
land "mean here.
I know what it means when it's used like "His brothers were
among the people who attended the party."
But "
land among the stars", especially if you say you can't land on a star, it sounds weired to me.
Does it mean "end up
around (not
on) the stars"? If so, isn't it weired?
Yes, it does mean that. No, it isn't weird. It's a metaphor. You're not supposed to worry about the fact that's it's impossible to "land among the stars" in a literal sense.
To me, "land" and "around" doesn't seem to be a good combination, because "land" usually indicates coming down to "the ground", the surface, not the surroundng area. That's why I asked the question.
"Among" in the example you've given means "one of". He was one of the people who attended. Another meaning is "surround by", which is close to the meaning of your question sentence.
Longman does have a meaning which does not indicate "the ground" though.
land - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online
5. [transitive]
informal to succeed in getting a job, contract etc that was difficult to get:
He landed a job with a law firm.
Does this 5th meaning apply in this case? If not, which one in the dictionary applies?