hit up
phrasal verb
hit up; hitting up; hits up
US, informal
: to ask (someone) for something (such as money)
She's waiting for the right moment to hit up her father for a loan.
I donated money to that charity a few months ago, and they're already hitting me up for more.
Examples of hit up in a Sentence
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Later in the night, Dynevor was snapped holding hands with Ashley's onscreen leading man, Jonathan Bailey, as the pair exited the Mark Hotel — after making quick outfit swaps — to hit up the afterparties.
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
This busy trip was headlined by seeing Ryan Garcia’s boxing upset over Devin Haney, hitting up The Bronx for a Yankees game and throwing ones at the famed Starlets gentlemen’s club in Queens.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Here’s how to spend a fun weekend hitting up the charms of the city’s Midtown neighborhood.
—Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Kick off Coachella weekend right and hit up this first-night headliner on Friday night.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Steve Christensen, Khruangbin’s longtime producer, explained it to me like this: Just about every day, he gets hit up on Instagram by folks asking how to achieve a particular Khruangbin sound.
—Ryan Bradley MacLeod Andrews Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
In 2021, Jagger hit up a North Carolina bar ahead of a performance and no one seemed to recognize him, to the delight of social media.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Today, the singer and beauty entrepreneur hit up Bristol Farms in Los Angeles and emerged with an armful of flowers.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
On Sunday, the Oscar winner, 51, shared photos of herself, son Moses, 17, and daughter Apple, 19, hitting up Lou Nashville and The Station Inn.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
This busy trip was headlined by seeing Ryan Garcia’s boxing upset over Devin Haney, hitting up The Bronx for a Yankees game and throwing ones at the famed Starlets gentlemen’s club in Queens.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Here’s how to spend a fun weekend hitting up the charms of the city’s Midtown neighborhood.
—Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Kick off Coachella weekend right and hit up this first-night headliner on Friday night.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Steve Christensen, Khruangbin’s longtime producer, explained it to me like this: Just about every day, he gets hit up on Instagram by folks asking how to achieve a particular Khruangbin sound.
—Ryan Bradley MacLeod Andrews Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
In 2021, Jagger hit up a North Carolina bar ahead of a performance and no one seemed to recognize him, to the delight of social media.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Today, the singer and beauty entrepreneur hit up Bristol Farms in Los Angeles and emerged with an armful of flowers.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
On Sunday, the Oscar winner, 51, shared photos of herself, son Moses, 17, and daughter Apple, 19, hitting up Lou Nashville and The Station Inn.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Hit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20up. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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