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KatiMorton Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Hit the ground running
I was listening to Taylor Swift's song Sweeter Than Fiction, and the lyrics goes "Hit the ground, hit the ground, hit the ground (oh, oh) Only sound, only sound that you hear is no."
I know the phrase "hit the ground running", which means to work very hard and energetically. So I was thinking that was what Taylor Swift meant -- he's working very hard but he only gets no. It makes sense to me, because in the next verse, the lyrics goes: "They never saw it coming. You hit the ground running. And now you're on to something."
However, a lot of people say "hit the ground" here refers to the saying when one has: “hit rock bottom”. It means when we face hardships and disappointments in our life and we feel we can’t move on. We take a risk of “jumping” headfirst in an attempt, and often we fall down in the process.
I don't know. Which interpretation sound more legit? Can "hit the ground" also mean "hit rock bottom"?
I know the phrase "hit the ground running", which means to work very hard and energetically. So I was thinking that was what Taylor Swift meant -- he's working very hard but he only gets no. It makes sense to me, because in the next verse, the lyrics goes: "They never saw it coming. You hit the ground running. And now you're on to something."
However, a lot of people say "hit the ground" here refers to the saying when one has: “hit rock bottom”. It means when we face hardships and disappointments in our life and we feel we can’t move on. We take a risk of “jumping” headfirst in an attempt, and often we fall down in the process.
I don't know. Which interpretation sound more legit? Can "hit the ground" also mean "hit rock bottom"?
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"Hit the ground" and "hit the ground running" are two different idioms. The first means to fall down physically. "Hit the ground running" means to start immediately, with little to no preparation.
- "Hit the ground" and "hit the ground running" are two different idioms.
- The first means to fall down physically.
- "Hit the ground running" means to start immediately, with little to no preparation.
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"Hit the ground" and "hit the ground running" are two different idioms.
The first means to fall down physically. "Hit the ground running" means to start immediately, with little to no preparation.
"I didn't have any training for my new job, I hit the ground running."
The first means to fall down physically. "Hit the ground running" means to start immediately, with little to no preparation.
"I didn't have any training for my new job, I hit the ground running."
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