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  • Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Idioms 281. The idiom today is " to hit the

  • ground running. " Okay Let's look at the note here. If someone hits the ground

  • running, he or she begins something with a lot of energy or enthusiasm , right from

  • the very beginning. Right from the very start, especially if they do it well.

  • That's the way we say it. So somebody begins by you know, hitting the ground

  • running. Okay. Let's continue. They say there are three possible origins for

  • this idiom. The first one is to do with troops or soldiers, basically dropped

  • into a combat zone from a parchute which does seem to make sense because

  • you know as they're landing and they're getting close to the ground they you

  • know they sometimes try to run with the landing.So they hit the ground running.

  • So it does actually make a lot of sense, but it may be the least like ... the least

  • likely since some citations have been found in the late 1800s and the early

  • 1900s before planes were used. So if it was around before planes we used than

  • maybe it's not really the origin. Although if it's not the origin, they may

  • have helped popularize it more, so that it lasted this long. You know from, from

  • soldiers, but anyway let's look at the second one. The second possible origin is

  • the ideas of hobos or stowaways on trains who may jump off the train just

  • before it gets to the station, as it is slowing down. So they don't get caught.

  • Yes technically it's illegal. If they wait till they pull into the station and

  • then they find them in the train, they may get arrested. So they may jump off as

  • it's slowing down just going near the station. This way they don't get caught.

  • So they may, they may also have to hit the ground running. Moving while the

  • train is moving. So that's the idea. Okay. And the third possible origin was

  • connected to the Pony Express. This was the

  • really early days of the post office, when mail was delivered by horseback, not

  • a mailman. But well technically I guess he was the mailman. Or by horseback riders

  • would hit the ground running in order to change mounts.

  • I guess they met up with another one and they switched from different areas. You

  • know, and continued on. I guess still delivering the mail. Okay. We hit the ground

  • running in order to change mounts in a prompt way without wasting time. So I

  • guess it really could be any of these. Even though probably the last two or

  • more likely. Okay and we have three examples here. Exactly, you know, the way

  • we use it today. So the first one is the boss expects, expects us to hit the

  • ground running on this project. All right. That's a typical way you might

  • hear it or number two. We need to hit the ground running. They expect us to have

  • this building finished within six months, so we need a good start. We need to you

  • know, have a lot of enthusiasm. A lot of energy right from the very start. And

  • number three here. I'm going to send Bob Johnson on this assignment. I can always

  • count on him to hit the ground running. You know a lot of energy, enthusiasm,

  • right away. Okay. Anyway, I hope you got it. I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for your

  • time. Bye-bye.

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