The government hit us with a big fine.
•The tax people hit us with a huge tax bill.
2. Fig. to present someone with shocking or surprising news. •He was shocked when she hit him with the news that she was leaving.
•Don't hit me with another piece of bad news!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
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 — I UK [hɪt] / US verb Word forms hit : present tense I/you/we/they hit he/she/it hits present participle hitting past tense hit past participle hit *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move quickly onto an object or surface, touching it with force… … English dictionary
hit with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hit with : present tense I/you/we/they hit with he/she/it hits with present participle hitting with past tense hit with past participle hit with 1) hit someone with something to make someone do something or… … English dictionary
hit someone (up) for something — tv. to ask omeone for something. □ I hit Fred up for some help with the committee. □ He hit me up for a loan, but I said no … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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hit — hit1 W2S1 [hıt] v past tense and past participle hit present participle hitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(touch somebody/something hard)¦ 2¦(crash into something)¦ 3¦(hurt yourself)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(press)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(affect badly)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary 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 — [[t]hɪ̱t[/t]] ♦ hits, hitting (The form hit is used in the present tense and is the past and present participle.) 1) VERB If you hit someone or something, you deliberately touch them with a lot of force, with your hand or an object held in your… … English dictionary
hit — ► VERB (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1) direct a blow at (someone or something) with one s hand or a tool or weapon. 2) propel (a ball) with a bat, racket, etc. 3) accidentally strike (part of one s body) against something. 4) (of a moving… … English terms dictionary
hit*/*/*/ — [hɪt] (past tense past participle hit) verb I 1) [I/T] to move quickly against something, or to move an object quickly against something, touching it with force The glass smashed as it hit the ground.[/ex] The child was hitting the table with a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
