hit it

phrase

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

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The two hit it off in the pods, bonding over their love of Taylor Swift and Harry Potter. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2026 The two hit it off and began tinkering together above the shop. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 Investigators said the ambulance was stopped at a stop sign when another vehicle hit it and left the scene. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 But after The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Halloween hit it big a decade and a half later, horror became a competition to see who could die the grisliest death. — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2026.

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