hit it

phrase

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

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Investors are clamoring to find the next venture that will hit it big with consumers. Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Video shows the moments when the man, who appears to be a United States Postal Service employee, hurled an object at a rare albino peacock and then hit it with a stick last week. Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 The two hit it off – so well, in fact, Knight donated $400,000 to the on-campus Paterno libraries and would speak at the coach’s 2012 funeral. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 That's a very tight timeline, but Katalyst hit it, getting LINK ready by its launch date and checking off a number of commissioning milestones before running into trouble. Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Aug. 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 28 Aug. 2026.

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