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fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire
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- Vinny Sullivan hit the deck just as John Frost was about to throw the ball in.
- The attempt went over the bar and Bergkamp hit the deck but he was able to continue after treatment.
- It's time to get back to basics, so hit the deck and channel your inner grizzly bear. The Sun
- Kept up the good work through the winter and has already hit the deck running this year. Times, Sunday Times
- The attempt went over the bar and Bergkamp hit the deck but he was able to continue after treatment.
- Luckily, he was wearing a helmet, because it was dented when he hit the deck.
- The unwary traveler in Beijing will, at selected stations, get that falling ‘into an abyss’ feeling as their feet hit the deck much later than expected.
- I hit the deck like a sack of spuds - there was blood everywhere.
- He looked full of running and one or two others were off the bridle when his pilot hit the deck. The Sun
- As Delaney and Forster hit the deck they caught a fleeting glimpse of the crazed man going for it again.
