hit the ground
idiom
: to drop down to the ground suddenly
She hit the ground when the gunfire started.
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There’s too much plot to get through, too many characters to acknowledge, too many pieces to move into place so a potential Season 2 can hit the ground running.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
And this time around, Minnesota featured a near repeat roster flush with familiar faces who would allow the team to hit the ground running.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Puglia pointed to Luca de Meo, the former Renault Group chief who has hit the ground running as CEO of Kering, pushing back the potential acquisition of Valentino and agreeing to sell off the beauty business to L’Oréal for 4 billion euro.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
But the kids that want to go directly to career hit the ground running.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
And this time around, Minnesota featured a near repeat roster flush with familiar faces who would allow the team to hit the ground running.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Puglia pointed to Luca de Meo, the former Renault Group chief who has hit the ground running as CEO of Kering, pushing back the potential acquisition of Valentino and agreeing to sell off the beauty business to L’Oréal for 4 billion euro.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
But the kids that want to go directly to career hit the ground running.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Hit the ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20ground. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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