hit the ground
idiom
: to drop down to the ground suddenly
She hit the ground when the gunfire started.
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But all of this work in May is critical, because Jones and Nabers need to be able to hit the ground running when Week 1 arrives in September for this team to have a chance to win games early.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024
In her second year at the helm of the Connecticut Sun, coach Stephanie White is ready to hit the ground running.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2024
House Republicans will hit the ground running in January 2025 with the 47th President of the United States!
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 June 2024
Before intervening militarily, leaders must assess whether core U.S. interests are really threatened, how realistic the objectives are, the willingness of others to help, the potential human and financial costs of intervention, and what might go wrong when U.S. troops hit the ground.
—Robert M. Gates, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2020
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024
In her second year at the helm of the Connecticut Sun, coach Stephanie White is ready to hit the ground running.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2024
House Republicans will hit the ground running in January 2025 with the 47th President of the United States!
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 June 2024
Before intervening militarily, leaders must assess whether core U.S. interests are really threatened, how realistic the objectives are, the willingness of others to help, the potential human and financial costs of intervention, and what might go wrong when U.S. troops hit the ground.
—Robert M. Gates, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2020
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