HIT THE DECK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger

Example:

The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire

Synonyms:

hit the deck; hit the dirt

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "hit the deck" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s