in the dirt
idiom
baseball, of a pitch
: having hit the ground near home plate before reaching the catcher
He swung and missed at a curveball in the dirt.
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Bogaerts went down 0-2 before watching a ball in the dirt and then fouling off a filthy slider that broke just below the zone.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
But the highlight of the picture, which came out in 1972, remains the footage in the amphitheater showing Roger Waters attacking a gong, David Gilmour squatting in the dirt with his guitar, and Rick Wright playing a grand piano — all with Mason at his drum kit in the center.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
While operating an excavator, a soldier noticed a small jug in the dirt and showed it to a fellow soldier with a passion for history, according to a March 16 Facebook post from the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
These prints in the dirt have been around longer than my mind can fathom.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
But the highlight of the picture, which came out in 1972, remains the footage in the amphitheater showing Roger Waters attacking a gong, David Gilmour squatting in the dirt with his guitar, and Rick Wright playing a grand piano — all with Mason at his drum kit in the center.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
While operating an excavator, a soldier noticed a small jug in the dirt and showed it to a fellow soldier with a passion for history, according to a March 16 Facebook post from the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
These prints in the dirt have been around longer than my mind can fathom.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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“In the dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20dirt. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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