HITTHEDECK

Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck is a musical with music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin and book by Herbert Fields. It was based on the play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne. Overall, it ran for 352 performances. The title refers to a nautical slang term that means to prepare for action or to drop to a prone position on the ground .

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hit the deck

Verb

  1. To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly.


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