- hit someone
- hit someoneFig. [of a meaning] being understood by someone. •
I didn't understand what she was getting at until it suddenly hit me. She was asking for a ride home.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hit someone
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hit someone up — hit (someone) up to ask someone for something, esp. money. He tried to hit me up for some cigarettes. What about hitting up your daddy for a loan? … New idioms dictionary
hit (someone) where it hurts (most) — to do something which will upset someone as much as possible. She hit him where it hurt most in his bank account. If you want to hit her where it really hurts, tell her she s putting on weight again … New idioms dictionary
hit someone for six — ► hit someone for six Brit. affect someone very severely. [ORIGIN: with allusion to a forceful hit that scores six runs in cricket.] Main Entry: ↑hit … English terms dictionary
hit (someone) (right) between the eyes — informal if something hits someone between the eyes, it shocks them. I remember when I read that article. It hit me right between the eyes … New idioms dictionary
hit someone like a ton of bricks — hit (someone) like a ton of bricks American, informal to surprise or shock someone very much. The truth hit him like a ton of bricks. The woman in the video was his own sister … New idioms dictionary
hit someone below the belt — ► hit someone below the belt 1) Boxing give one s opponent an illegal low blow. 2) behave unfairly towards someone. Main Entry: ↑hit … English terms dictionary
hit someone between the eyes — (or in the eye) informal be very obvious or impressive he wouldn t notice talent if it hit him right between the eyes … Useful english dictionary
hit someone for six — see ↑six • • • Main Entry: ↑hit … Useful english dictionary
hit (someone's) heads together — bang/knock/hit/(someone’s) heads together informal phrase to speak angrily to people so that they will stop arguing Thesaurus: to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
hit someone over the head — hit/beat/knock/someone over the head phrase to deliberately hit the top of someone’s head with an object She hit him over the head with a champagne bottle. Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
hit someone with something — tv. to present someone with an idea, plan, or proposal. □ Pete hit me with a great idea just before we left. □ Fred hit his boss with a plan to save a bundle in the front office … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
