hit the dirt

“PETA urges Bainbridge officials to withdraw their support and shut down this project before a shovel hits the dirt,” she wrote.

Instead, Lewis went sailing over Arias and hit the dirt head-first, bending his neck awkwardly upon impact.

Her face hit the dirt; she was lucky her eyes were shut.

"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."

Jason Adam gave up a single in the eighth but hit the dirt to get out of the way of a hard-hit ball by Heim that resulted in an inning-ending double play.