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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The project will be a new take on the story, this time gender-swapping the characters to make it about a teen girl sent to the desert to toil away in the dirt.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025
With two on and two outs in the Dodgers’ eventual 8-4 win, Baumann threw Ohtani two fastballs up for strikes, then a curveball in the dirt for a swing and miss.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Put what’s left in the dirt in a box and not cremate?
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
Another Griffey, this time completing his majestic swing, with the tip of his bat buried in the dirt, his right arm extended and his left hand raised in the air.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025
With two on and two outs in the Dodgers’ eventual 8-4 win, Baumann threw Ohtani two fastballs up for strikes, then a curveball in the dirt for a swing and miss.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Put what’s left in the dirt in a box and not cremate?
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
Another Griffey, this time completing his majestic swing, with the tip of his bat buried in the dirt, his right arm extended and his left hand raised in the air.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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“In the dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20dirt. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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