Hit the floor running?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recruiter">recruiter</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> “<span word="can">can</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="running">running</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="seekers">seekers</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span>) <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="Question">Question</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="why">why</span> “<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="running">running</span>”?</p><p>“<span word="Hit">Hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="running">running</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, “<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="running">running</span>”, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span>, <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="signal">signal</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>’ <span word="hooves">hooves</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="galloping">galloping</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="Plausible">Plausible</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="origins">origins</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="plausible">plausible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span> <span word="Finder">Finder</span> (<span word="Phrases">Phrases</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>), <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="names">names</span> “<span word="hobos">hobos</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="trains">trains</span>, <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="parachute">parachute</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>.”</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="literal">literal</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="figurative">figurative</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>, <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="October">October</span> 1940, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hayward">Hayward</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Review">Review</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span> <span word="Finder">Finder</span>:</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="editors">editors</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="things">things</span>.”</p>
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