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hit the deck
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hit the dirt, hit the deckverb
fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
"The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"
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hit the deckverb
To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly.
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hit the deck
"Hit the deck" is an idiomatic phrase used mainly in English-speaking countries. It generally means to drop down quickly to the ground or the floor to avoid danger or to take cover. Originally, it was a military term used to instruct soldiers to duck down to avoid incoming gunfire or similar threats. The word "deck" historically refers to the floor of a ship.
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Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck is a musical with music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin and book by Herbert Fields. It was based on the play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne. Overall, it ran for 352 performances. The title refers to a nautical slang term that means to prepare for action or to drop to a prone position on the ground. The original production was staged at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway on April 25, 1927. Charles King played Bilge, Louise Groody played Loulou and Paul Lannin directed. The production ran for 352 performances. The first London production opened at the Hippodrome on July 3, 1927 and ran for 277 performances. It starred Stanley Holloway. In The Manchester Guardian, Ivor Brown praised Holloway for a singing style "which coaxes the ear rather than clubbing the head."
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hit the deck in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hit the deck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of hit the deck in a Sentence
I just hit the deck, when I got up everyone was all shaken. There were three to four people on the ground hurt. It was like a car wreck. Everyone was shocked.
He had been performing and heard the gunshots, the whole band heard the gunshots before they saw anything and stopped playing, hit the deck and kind of went backstage and exited as fast as they could.
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