hit the ground
idiom
: to drop down to the ground suddenly
She hit the ground when the gunfire started.
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Liverpool’s £116million ($156m at the current rate) summer signing has not hit the ground running in the way their supporters will have hoped and after starting in successive defeats to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray over the past six days, questions are being asked.
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Nearly the first down, but his knee hit the ground just before the line.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Bracy punched the ball out as Washington’s knee was on top of a Tigers player and before his elbow hit the ground.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
Saturday Night Live will hit the ground running with Season 51, scheduled to premiere in October.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Nearly the first down, but his knee hit the ground just before the line.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Bracy punched the ball out as Washington’s knee was on top of a Tigers player and before his elbow hit the ground.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
Saturday Night Live will hit the ground running with Season 51, scheduled to premiere in October.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Hit the ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20ground. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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