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Verb: hit the dirt
  1. Fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
    "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire";
    - hit the deck

Derived forms: hits the dirt, hitting the dirt

Type of: move

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hit it up
hit list
hit man
hit on
hit out
hit parade
hit squad
hit the books
hit the ceiling
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hit the dirt
hit the hay
hit the jackpot
hit the roof
hit the sack
hit the spot
hit-and-miss
hit-and-run
hitch
hitch up
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