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It is not even certain that he will be able to form a government, but he will have to hit the ground running.

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In stark contrast to Martin's unhappy experience, Gerrard hit the ground running at Rangers, going 12 games without defeat until his first visit to Celtic Park.

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It meant, this fall, they had to hit the ground running.

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Once they saw the audience was on board, he felt like the show had the go ahead to hit the ground running from putting musical moments within the stories to eventually having musical episodes.

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She hit the ground running and added a creative nous and cutting edge to an already strong frontline.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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