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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This week, Mirra Andreeva won the biggest title of her career to date, Aryna Sabalenka’s serve numbers came under scrutiny, and Alexander Zverev’s plans for a winning ‘Golden Swing’ were lost in the dirt.
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Keeping an eye on the truck’s shadow in the dirt shows just how much the camper module moves independently of the truck itself, without any hint of the unpleasant clunking and creaking noises that so many basic camper shells and overlanding conversions typically produce.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
On a 3-2 count, the Rangers’ Jack Leiter threw Lee a payoff slider down in the dirt.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
Low-growing shrubs, tall lobelias, and bushy grasses lined our path, and Abdallah pointed to large, hooved footprints in the dirt, which belonged to Cape Buffalo.
—Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Keeping an eye on the truck’s shadow in the dirt shows just how much the camper module moves independently of the truck itself, without any hint of the unpleasant clunking and creaking noises that so many basic camper shells and overlanding conversions typically produce.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
On a 3-2 count, the Rangers’ Jack Leiter threw Lee a payoff slider down in the dirt.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
Low-growing shrubs, tall lobelias, and bushy grasses lined our path, and Abdallah pointed to large, hooved footprints in the dirt, which belonged to Cape Buffalo.
—Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 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 Mar. 2025.
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