hit the ground running

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Fig. to start the day very energetically. A decade ago I had a lot more energy. I would wake up, hit the ground running, and never stop until I went to bed again.

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Arsenal may have hit the ground running by demolishing Everton 6-1 away on the opening day of the Premiership season, but they'll find champions Manchester United a different kettle of fish. What to WATCH by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) It was a tough start for the likes of Ibrox trio Nacho Novo, Lee McCulloch and Steven Whittaker as they had to hit the ground running on day one. UNLUCKY GYM by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) com First-time project managers can hit the ground running and avoid the usual mistakes from inexperience with 90 Days to Success as a Project Manager, an introduction to five keys to successful project management. 90 Days to Success as a Project Manager by The Bookwatch			hit between the eyes hit bottom hit hard hit home hit in hit it off hit like a ton of bricks hit off hit on hit one where one lives hit or miss hit out hit pay dirt hit rock bottom hit stride hit the books hit the bottle hit the brakes hit the bricks hit the buffers hit the bull's-eye hit the ceiling hit the deck hit the dirt hit the fan hit the ground running hit the hay hit the headlines hit the high spots hit the jackpot hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the panic button hit the right note hit the road hit the roof hit the sack hit the side of a barn hit the skids hit the spot hit the trail hit town hit up hit where it hurts hit with hitch hitch wagon to Hitch your wagon to a star hither hither, thither, and yon hits the fan			hit the bottle hit the brakes hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the buffers hit the bull's-eye hit the ceiling hit the ceiling Hit the Cell hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the dirt hit the dirt hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan Hit the Floor Hit the Ground hit the ground running hit the hay hit the hay hit the headlines hit the high spots Hit the Highway hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the panic button hit the panic button hit the panic button hit the pavement Hit the ribbon hit the right note hit the right note hit the right note hit the right note hit the right note hit the right note hit the road

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