hit the dirt

hit the dirt
амер.; жарг.
1) на ходу соскочить с товарного поезда (особ. о бродягах)

Now you bums unload out o'there! Hit the dirt! I aim t' take ya all t' the cooler. (J. Conroy, ‘The Disinherited’, part II, ch. IX) — А теперь - марш отсюда, черти окаянные! Соскакивайте, а то всех засажу в холодную! Живо!

2) укрыться в убежище; лечь на землю (спасаясь от бомбёжки или артиллерийского обстрела)

Garland departed reluctantly. He drove the ambulance reasonably close to the grove... blew the horn loudly, and hit the dirt. (S. Nelson, ‘The Volunteers’, ‘Ordered Back’) — Гарланд поехал безо всякой охоты. Остановил санитарную машину как можно ближе к роще... дал громкий гудок и бросился на землю.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • hit the dirt — To duck out of the way or fall to the ground to avoid something dangerous …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hit the dirt — verb fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger (Freq. 1) The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire • Syn: ↑hit the deck • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit the dirt — to fall to the ground suddenly to avoid danger. The kid next door threw a rock at him, but Ted hit the dirt and the rock didn t hit him …   New idioms dictionary

  • hit the dirt — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {military} To take cover under gunfire by falling on the ground. * /We hit the dirt the moment we heard the machine gun fire./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit the dirt — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {military} To take cover under gunfire by falling on the ground. * /We hit the dirt the moment we heard the machine gun fire./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit\ the\ dirt — v. phr. slang military To take cover under gunfire by falling on the ground. We hit the dirt the moment we heard the machine gun fire …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hit the dirt — fall on the ground and take cover under gunfire We were told to hit the dirt during the bank robbery …   Idioms and examples

  • hit the dirt — hit the deck/dirt American & Australian, informal to fall to the ground, or to quickly lie on the ground, especially to avoid danger. The shooting started, and I heard someone shout Hit the deck! …   New idioms dictionary

  • hit pay dirt — hit/strike/pay dirt informal phrase to get or find something valuable or useful He hit pay dirt with his new invention. Thesaurus: to get something or someonesynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit the deck — verb fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger (Freq. 1) The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire • Syn: ↑hit the dirt • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit pay dirt — AND strike pay dirt 1. tv. to iscover something of value. □ At last, we hit pay dirt. □ When we opened the last trunk, we knew we had hit pay dirt. 2. tv. to get to the basic facts of something. □ Now we’re beginning to hit pay dirt …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions


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