hit it

idiom

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

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Even after President Trump hit it with a 26 percent tariff, India had reason to be hopeful about trade negotiations with the United States. Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Dylan Cease’s 97 mph fastball came in instead over the middle of the plate and up in the zone, though not high enough, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit it into the Blue Jays’ bullpen beyond left field. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025 But every time the Bethel University commit connects for a home run, the person who least expects to see the ball sail over the fence is the one who hit it. Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 Rimes and Cibrian initially met on the set of the Lifetime television movie Northern Lights in 2008 and immediately hit it off. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 9 May 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 25 May. 2025.

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