hit it

idiom

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

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Matthews and Thornton hit it off so well that Thornton lived in Matthews’ apartment for two weeks afterward before Thornton’s family arrived in Toronto. Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 Though Culkin and Domingo have never worked together, the two instantly hit it off. James Factora, Them, 20 Dec. 2024 One staffer in particular hit it out of the park, Lukas says, working the length of the bus tour. Andrea Hsu, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024 Mattel hit it big with Barbie in 2023, and have since endeavored to create a cinematic universe of their own, telling The New Yorker shortly after Barbie's release that the company had 45 films in development. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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