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ITOTCl hit (it) ’big (informal) to be very
successful fitj® $3: The band has hit big in the
ftft A hit the 'deck (informal) to fall to the ground
1$ 1Er3\H&±. .hit
the ground 'running (informal) to start doing sth and
continue very quickly and successfully^j&ftufo; — hit the ’hay/’sack (informal) to go to bed ±J^8S^; hit sb (straight/right) in the
'eye to
be very obvious to sb filil#*; — @ 7$ 'hit it (informal) used to tell sb to
start doing sth, such as playing music (
Hit it, Louis! ft %PE; M$T! hit it 'off (with sb) (informal) to have a good
friendly relationship with sb ( ffl ^ A ) & ^ : We
hit it off straight away. IftH— jAL#P#t0 hit the 'jackpot to make or win a lot
of money quickly and unexpectedly
Aft (
i£*A*S ) ; AAm hit
the nail on the 'head to say sth that is exactly right IE#
H il- hit the 'road/'trail (informal) to start a journey/
trip &A; hit
the 'roof = go through
the roof at roof n. hit the spot (informal) if sth hits the spot it does exactly what
it should do A IE ^ 7 H ; jf ffl; tof|J£P&ll hit the 'streets | hit the shops/'stores (informal) to become widely
available for sale A it ± 7 : The new magazine hits the streets
tomorrow. ft hit sb when they’re 'down to continue to hurt sb
when they are already defeated ^AIZjftL hit sb where it 'hurts to affect sb where
they will feel it most $J # ^ A ; 7 # ^ H — more at
HEADLINE, HOME adv., KNOW V., MARK /7.,
NERVE A7., NOTE n., PAY DIRT, SHIT n., SIX, STRIDE n.
IJ!i;i^l ,hit 'back (at sb/sth) to reply to attacks or
criticism ft#; A#: In a TV interview she hit back at her
critics. BOH
retaliate 'hit on sb (NAmE, slang) to start talking to
sb to show them that you are sexually attracted to them JF#J-%3£Ailnl1f hit on/upon sth [no passive] to think of a good
idea suddenly or by chance {Pi
She hit upon the perfect title for her new
novel.
% „ .hit out (at sb/sth) to attack sb/sth
violently by fighting them or criticizing them I just hit out blindly
in all directions. f£HJi}fA;|l!ft:t& o 0 In a rousing speech
the minister hit out at racism in the armed forces. 7—&?fi:J$jA7'fti#i$#,
,hit
sb‘up for sth | 'hit
sb for sth (NAmE, informal) to ask sb for money
ft 7-A Does
he always hit you up for cash when he wants new clothes? 'hit sb
with
sth (informal) to tell sb sth,
especially sth that surprises or shocks them’ ( {EfFAftT^ ) ^Dt^A: How much is it going
to cost, then? Come on, hit me with iti
a noun
►
ACT OF HITTING ft 1 an act of hitting
sb/sth with your
hand or with an object held in your hand ft; t&: Give it a good hit. 7 /jft'E 'To 0 He made the winning
hit. ftferhHj71^Ji4W-'S£o
2 an occasion when sth that has been thrown, fired, etc. at an object reaches
that object ^ ; 7 # : The bomber scored a
direct hit on the
bridge. M7
►
STH POPULAR 3 a person or thing that is
very popular A-( ) : The duo were a
real hit in last year's show, fit—# A fkyfc'&.a
O a hit musical MM — ftftIf9kM'J o Her new series is a
smash hit.
Mft$T^?!]7@#$A , 51
►
POP MUSIC Ijf f!?; 4 a successful pop song
or record
Mft — ft 65 St ft ®; ft ( sR-ni ft ) : They are about to
release an album of their greatest hits. {MjBP#A7f»&^ o she played all her old
hits, M i#7
if t ® i 7i 0 a hit record/
single M*-ftM»i Jt / Wilt
►
OF DRUG H Si 5 (slang) an amount of an
illegal drug that is taken at one time llpmft—TrJ
►
MURDER IX) A 6 (slang, especially
NAmE)
a
violent crime
or murder ;
iXlffc — see also hit man
►
COMPUTING if % #1 ft A 7 a result of a search
on a computer, for example on the Internet ( ft
be/make
a 'hit (with sb) to be liked very much by sb when they first meet you tfc
( ^ A ) f§Tf[!ftft^ Ep|£; {£ ( 3£A')'—JEft'li take a 'hit to be damaged or badly
affected by sth g 31
ft S B nfa; The
airline industry took a hit last year. A^M$ik^I|J7/nz
SYNONYMS H&iftHWf
hit
knock ♦ bang * strike ♦
bump ♦ bash
All
these words mean to come against sth with a lot of
force. m^ZX*
hit
to
come against sth with force, especially causing damage or injury ts®isL XtiaT&jfiMffi:
The
boy was hit by a speeding car. Wj/77
M<J70
knock
to
hit sth so that it moves or breaks; to put sb/sth into a particular state or
position by hitting them/it jgftTA ft87 Someone had
knocked a hole in the wall, ft Kft If Aft 7 XM „
bang
to
hit sth in a way that makes a loud noise fg A r M.. 5®: The baby was banging
the table with his spoon,
strike
(formal) to hit sb/sth hard $7 11
tfr,
: The
ship struck a rock.)S&MH 7 0
bump
to
hit sb/sth accidentally Jl: In
the darkness I bumped into a chair, jkfeIPf #S±7 -m? o
bash
(informal) to hit against sth very
hard v mm-. I braked too late, bashing into the
car in front.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to hit/knock/bang/bump/bash against sb/sth
■
to knock/bang/bump/bash into sb/sth
■
to be hit/struck by a car/truck/bus
■
to hit/strike the ground/floor/wall
hit-and-
miss (also .hit-or-'miss) adj. not done in a careful or planned
way and therefore not likely to be successful llrWIijiff 1$; ftftftTFftj , hit-and- run adj. [only before noun] 1 (of a road
accident 3$®^^) caused by a driver who does not stop to help a hit-and-run
accident/
death 0
a hit-and-run
driver (= one who causes an accident but
drives away without helping) 2 (of a military
attack happening suddenly and unexpectedly
so
that the people attacking can leave quickly without being hurt hit-and-run raids ft7
liftJtt
fKJH4 ► ,hit-and-'run noun: He was killed in
a hit-and-run. {M7ti*E, hitch /hitJ/ verb, noun
mverb 1 to get a free ride in a person’s car; to
travel around in this way, by standing at the side of the road and trying to
get passing cars to stop jfc $ jg 7; jg {|! 7: [VN] They hitched a ride
in a truck.
O (BrE also) They hitched a lift. {MftTf ® 7 o o [V] We spent the summer
hitching around Europe, ft {[] {f M 7 7 & Wt # * M ft 7 ■—7 *
— see
also hitchhike 2 [VN] ~ sth (up) to pull up a piece of your
clothing #142, ( 7j]g ) EEd hike
up : She hitched up her
skirt and waded into the river. £tfc Jl M 7, El iS M 1 o 3 [VN +adv./prep.] ~ yourself
(up, etc.) to lift yourself into a higher position,
or the position mentioned % h; :
She
hitched herself up.