- hit on something
- hit on somethingto discover something. •
She hit on a new scheme for removing the impurities from drinking water.
•I hit on it when I wasn't able to sleep one night.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hit on something
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hit on (something) — 1. to discover or think of something new. Adams and her record producer hit on a jazzy, sophisticated style. 2. to mention something briefly. I just called to make sure that we hit on everything you need when we met yesterday … New idioms dictionary
hit the something mark — hit the (something) mark to reach a certain point or level. Did the temperature really hit the 32 degrees centigrade mark last winter? His debts have hit the $3 million mark … New idioms dictionary
hit on something — ˈhit on/upon sth derived no passive (rather informal) to think of a good idea suddenly or by chance • She hit on the perfect title for her new novel. Main entry: ↑hitderived … Useful english dictionary
hit upon something — ˈhit on/upon sth derived no passive (rather informal) to think of a good idea suddenly or by chance • She hit on the perfect title for her new novel. Main entry: ↑hitderived … Useful english dictionary
hit on something — in. to discover something. □ She hit on a new scheme for removing the impurities from drinking water. □ I hit on it when I wasn’t able to sleep one night … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hit the mark — hit the (something) mark to reach a certain point or level. Did the temperature really hit the 32 degrees centigrade mark last winter? His debts have hit the $3 million mark … New idioms dictionary
hit — hit1 [ hıt ] (past tense and past participle hit) verb *** ▸ 1 touch something with force ▸ 2 have bad effect on ▸ 3 when you realize something ▸ 4 reach place/state etc. ▸ 5 press switch etc. ▸ 6 achieve score in sport ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hit — 1 /hIt/ verb past tense and past participle hitpresent participle hitting 1 TOUCH SB/STH HARD (T) to touch someone or something quickly and usually hard with your hand, a stick etc: hit sth with: Billy was hitting a tin can with a spoon. | hit sb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hit on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hit on : present tense I/you/we/they hit on he/she/it hits on present participle hitting on past tense hit on past participle hit on 1) hit on or hit upon hit on something to suddenly have an idea They hit on… … English dictionary
hit upon — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hit upon : present tense I/you/we/they hit upon he/she/it hits upon present participle hitting upon past tense hit upon past participle hit upon 1) hit upon something same as hit on 1) She hit upon a clever… … English dictionary
Something in the Air (song) — Infobox Single Name =Something in the Air Cover size = Caption = Artist =Thunderclap Newman Album = A side = B side = Wilhelmina Released =1969 Format =7 , 45rpm Recorded = Genre = Length = Label =Track Records 604031 Writer =Speedy Keene… … Wikipedia
