hit\ the\ deck

hit\ the\ deck
v. phr.
To get up from bed, to start working. (From sailor's language as in "All hands on the deck!")

ok boys, it's time to hit the deck!


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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