Hit the ground running

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Learning English Conversations

2012-12-24

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Kaz decides to 'hit the ground running' in this week's programme. Find out what this phrase means by listening to this programme.
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  • Hello, I'm Kaz.

  • I'm Yang Li.

  • Hey Kaz, you are out of breath and wearing running shoes.

  • What's going on?

  • Wait a minute, Lee.

  • Let me catch my breath.

  • Yes, I'm wearing my running shoes because I've been running.

  • You have been running?

  • Why were you late?

  • Oh, it was because of something my boss told me to do.

  • Your boss told you to run to the studio?

  • Strange.

  • No, no, she said, Kaz, when you start tomorrow's program, I want you to hit the ground running.

  • I want you to hit the ground running.

  • Sounds rather dangerous.

  • Well, I thought I'd do it literally, you know, just for fun.

  • Oh, I see.

  • You thought you'd literally hit the ground running.

  • So you leapt off a fast moving bus and ended up running all the way to the studio.