hit off
verbDefinition of hit off
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to characterize precisely and usually satirically in a brilliant metaphor … hits himself off with terrible accuracy— V. S. Pritchett really hits off the contours and hierarchies of an English village with an amusing slyness— H. J. Laski broadly : imitate hits off an old turkey-gobbler to perfection
: to be in harmony or agreement : accord soft shade that will hit off with anything his late arrival hit off perfectly with our plan
hit-off
nounDefinition of hit-off (Entry 2 of 2)
: a clever imitation did an amusing hit-off of his brother
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