hit the dirt
1hit the dirt — To duck out of the way or fall to the ground to avoid something dangerous …
2hit the dirt — verb fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger (Freq. 1) The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire • Syn: ↑hit the deck • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s …
3hit the dirt — to fall to the ground suddenly to avoid danger. The kid next door threw a rock at him, but Ted hit the dirt and the rock didn t hit him …
4hit the dirt — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {military} To take cover under gunfire by falling on the ground. * /We hit the dirt the moment we heard the machine gun fire./ …
5hit the dirt — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {military} To take cover under gunfire by falling on the ground. * /We hit the dirt the moment we heard the machine gun fire./ …
6hit\ the\ dirt — v. phr. slang military To take cover under gunfire by falling on the ground. We hit the dirt the moment we heard the machine gun fire …
7hit the dirt — fall on the ground and take cover under gunfire We were told to hit the dirt during the bank robbery …
8hit the dirt — hit the deck/dirt American & Australian, informal to fall to the ground, or to quickly lie on the ground, especially to avoid danger. The shooting started, and I heard someone shout Hit the deck! …
9hit pay dirt — hit/strike/pay dirt informal phrase to get or find something valuable or useful He hit pay dirt with his new invention. Thesaurus: to get something or someonesynonym …
10hit the deck — verb fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger (Freq. 1) The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire • Syn: ↑hit the dirt • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s …
