hit the deck

hit the deck
hit the deck
1. Fig. to fall down; to drop down to the floor or ground. •

Hit the deck. Don't let them see you.

I hit the deck the minute I heard the shots.

2. Fig. to get out of bed. •

Come on, hit the deck! It's morning.

Hit the deck! Time to rise and shine!

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{v. phr.} To get up from bed, to start working. (From sailor's language as in "All hands on the deck!") * /OK boys, it's time to hit the deck!/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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