hop it
idiom
British, informal
: to go away quickly
She told her brother to hop it and leave her alone.
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The play came in the top of the ninth inning, and Betts was forced to hop it into the ground and then into Freddie Freeman's glove.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Hop it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hop%20it. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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