hit the ground
idiom
: to drop down to the ground suddenly
She hit the ground when the gunfire started.
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Trump hit the ground running, signing 37 executive orders in his first week in office alone (not including other executive actions like memorandum and proclamations).
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Employees are ready to hit the ground running armed with better comprehension.
—Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Their paws hit the ground in perfect rhythm, moving at the same speed with both tails wagging.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The phenomenon occurs when asteroids penetrating Earth's atmosphere are too small to hit the ground, but still large enough to enter the atmosphere.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Employees are ready to hit the ground running armed with better comprehension.
—Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Their paws hit the ground in perfect rhythm, moving at the same speed with both tails wagging.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The phenomenon occurs when asteroids penetrating Earth's atmosphere are too small to hit the ground, but still large enough to enter the atmosphere.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Hit the ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20ground. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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