hit the dirt

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fall v.
topple v.
tumble v.

VERB

fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash decline decrease depreciate diminish dip dive dwindle ease go down land plummet plunge settle sink slip slump stumble tumble

STRONG

abate backslide buckle cascade drag droop ebb flag flop gravitate lapse lessen pitch recede regress relapse slope spin subside topple totter trail trip wane

WEAK

be precipitated break down cave in drop down fold up keel over nose-dive take a header tip over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend climb go up raise rise scale

STRONG

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase

VERB

topple

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse oust overturn plunge tumble unseat upset

STRONG

capsize fall falter founder land lurch overbalance pitch slump stagger stumble teeter totter unhorse

WEAK

bring down do a pratfall go belly up go down keel over knock down lose it nose-dive take a header tip over turn over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold increase rise

STRONG

ascend lose

WEAK

place put straighten

VERB

tumble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

descend dip drop flop go down nose-dive plummet plunge sag skid slip slump spill stumble topple

STRONG

disarrange disarray disorder disturb down flatten floor jumble keel level pitch roll toss trip unsettle upset

WEAK

bowl down bring down do a pratfall fall headlong go belly up keel over knock down knock over lose footing lose it mess up take a header tip over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up increase rise

STRONG

order

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hit the dirt

"Look, when you're out of here, a lot of people will scatter," Kushner reportedly said, adding, "I'm with you until you hit the dirt — so you may want to listen to what I'm saying."

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2023

And the real proof for me is that people who’ve watched the movie have said they all made a dash to their cars to hit the dirt roads.

From Fox News ● Nov. 26, 2021

Winner: But this last year there were spikes coming down the hill, especially when they hit the dirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2019

He got back in the count with a slider down the middle: Jennings took a wild swing and missed as the ball nearly hit the dirt.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2017

I hit the dirt in a hundred sprawling postures, each time righting myself in an instant and skittering to the safety of a tree, tractor or fence, in case the horse was feeling vengeful.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

hit the dirt

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