Kaz: You're absolutely right Li. When she said, "Kaz, when you start tomorrow's program, I want you to hit the ground running" she meant "When you start tomorrow's program, I want you to immediately work very hard on it to make it successful". Yang Li: OK. Kaz's boss wanted him to get today's program off to a brisk and successful start. She wanted him 'to hit the ground running'. I think Kaz, you did exactly that. Let's listen to some more examples:
What’s the meaning of the yellow block?
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That is precisely what you did.
— RandomGuy
That is precisely what you did.
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