hit the deck
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deck definition


  1. tv.
    to knock someone to the ground. : Fred decked Bob with one blow.
  2. n.
    a pack of cigarettes. : Can you toss me a deck of fags, please?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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hit the deck definition


  1. tv.
    to get out of bed. : Come on, hit the deck! It's morning.
  2. tv.
    to fall down; to drop down. : I hit the deck the minute I heard the shots.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

hit the deck

Also, hit the dirt. Fall to the ground, usually for protection. For example, As the planes approached, we hit the deck, or We heard shooting and hit the dirt. In the early 1900s the first expression was nautical slang for "jump out of bed," or "wake up," and somewhat later, "get going." The current meaning dates from the 1920s.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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