Definition of hit off
transitive verb
: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
- hits off an old turkey-gobbler to perfection
intransitive verb
:to be in harmony or agreement :accord
- soft shade that will hit off with anything
- his late arrival hit off perfectly with our plan
