hit the deck
phrase
: to drop down to the floor suddenly
She hit the deck when the gunfire started.
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“Hit the deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20deck. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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