The correct expressions in Colombia are to lay down or land. the first means to forget, ignore or forgive. The second means to finish, to destroy, to bring down, to damage, to lie down. Affect another in a notorious way or prevent your projects from succeeding.
TO PUT IN EARTH the correct expression is TO PUT BY LAND and means to invalidate, destroy, crumb down , to take down (a project, an argument, a thesis, a legal defense)