hit the dirt

English

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Verb

hit the dirt (third-person singular simple present hits the dirt, present participle hitting the dirt, simple past and past participle hit the dirt)

  1. (slang) To drop suddenly to the ground.
  2. To fall quickly in order to evade a danger.

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