hit it

phrase

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

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An insider close to Holmes later shared that the actress and Yarmosky first hit it off at a dinner and started seeing each other afterward. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Foley wanted to meet with Patric about a project, and the director and actor immediately hit it off. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 July 2026 Instead, a terminal-end collision would likely result in a spearing or a rolling of the vehicle, Eimers said, and if a vehicle hit it from the side the rail might rupture. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Scientists expect to learn more about the asteroid’s size, shape and rotation before the strike, while the spacecraft will need to hit it precisely without real-time guidance from Earth. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 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 30 Jul. 2026.

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