hit it

phrase

informal
—used to tell a group of musicians to begin playing
Hit it, boys!

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Gordon saw a hole open up through the middle, as tight end Will Kacmarek pulled across the backfield to create it, hit it hard and put his head down into Vikings safety Theo Jackson to finish the run off 12 yards down the field for a first down. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Al-Fakhoora School became an UNRWA shelter, but on November 4th Israeli forces hit it with an air strike, killing fifteen people and wounding seventy. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 If the Strait of Hormuz was wide open, Isaac Wilson and Will Hammond couldn’t hit it. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 This year’s collection was no different, but the brand hit it out of the park with the use of animal prints in their latest footwear designs. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hit it

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“Hit it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20it. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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