hit it

idiom

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

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But Lombardi died the following year, and Jurgensen never really hit it off with defense-minded successor George Allen. Barry Wilner, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026 Lutz hit it well, but the ball grazed off an outstretched right hand, pushing it wide left — Taylor’s right hand. Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 The 42-year-old coordinator hit it off immediately with his famously square-looking new boss. Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Luckily, its star, Kaya Scodelario, went on to hit it big in Netflix’s The Gentlemen thereafter. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 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 15 Feb. 2026.

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