Hit the dirt
verb phrase
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- Hit the dixie highway
verb phrase To be dismissed from a team: Five major league managers have already been told to hit the Dixie Highway this season [1960s+ Baseball; the Dixie Highway is US Route 1, going south; when the term was first used, the only teams in the South were minor league]
- Hit the dope
verb phrase To use narcotics [1920s+; hit the pipe, ”smoke opium,” is found by 1886]
- Hit the ground running
verb phrase To make a quick and eager start; not waste time: Boot camp legislation hits the ground running/ The new Administration should hit the ground running (1950s+ Marine Corps) Seize an opportunity; begin at full speed. For example, As soon as the front office gave its approval for the new department, we hit the […]
- Hit the hump
verb phrase To escape from prison, desert from military service, etc; go over the hill (1940s+)
- Hit the mark
see: hit the bull’s-eye