hit it

idiom

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

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The actor was in a limousine with six other people when a Walmart tractor-trailer hit it on the New Jersey Turnpike, leaving him with sustained severe brain trauma. Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 The two of them hit it off, and an invitation was soon extended to visit Dhani and Olivia Harrison, Harrison’s widow, at Friar Park. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025 D’Angelo instantly hit it off with the charismatic man-about-town. Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025 On the lighter side, the kale salad with pine nuts or Hokkaido scallops will hit it out of the park. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025 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 22 Dec. 2025.

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