Hit The Dirt (Verb)
Meaning
Fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- As the sniper fired, everyone in the unit hit the dirt and stayed low behind cover.
- She hit the dirt as a stray baseball sailed overhead, narrowly missing her head.
- The hikers hit the dirt and remained still when they heard a loud rumble of a landslide approaching.
- During the intense firefight, the soldiers instinctively hit the dirt, escaping the hail of bullets.
- As a vehicle sped past with a loud screech, the pedestrians hit the dirt to avoid being struck.