в землю

into the ground

→ в
phrase Rare #53,970
into the ground Used for movement or burial into the earth; for being in the ground, Russian usually uses «в земле».
RU: Он закопал коробку в землю.
EN: He buried the box in the ground.

И в землю закопал, и надпись написал.

And he buried it in the ground and wrote an inscription.

— Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)

По крайней мере легла в землю по-человечески.

At least she got a proper burial.

— Паразиты (2019)