hit the dirt
phrase
: to drop down to the ground suddenly
She hit the dirt when the gunfire started.
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“Hit the dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20dirt. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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