hit : Idioms & Phrases

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Base hit

  • noun (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
    safety.
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  • (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach the first base without being put out.
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Base hit, Safe hit, Sacrifice hit

  • . (Baseball) See under Base, Safe, etc.
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hard-hitting

  • adjective satellite characterized by or full of force and vigor
    trenchant.
    • a hard-hitting expose
    • a trenchant argument
  • adjective satellite aggressively and persistently persuasive
    high-pressure.
    • a hard-hitting advertising campaign
    • a high-pressure salesman
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hit home

  • verb refer to or be relevant or familiar to
    strike a note; strike a chord; strike home.
    • I hope this message hits home!
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hit it up

  • verb become drunk or drink excessively
    inebriate; souse; soak.
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hit list

  • noun a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder)
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hit man

  • noun a professional killer who uses a gun
    gunslinger; hired gun; shooter; gun; triggerman; hitman; gunman; torpedo; gun for hire.
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hit parade

  • noun a collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind
  • noun a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time
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hit squad

  • noun a team of assassins
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hit the books

  • verb learn by reading books; I must hit the books now"
    study.
    • He is studying geology in his room
    • I have an exam next week
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hit the ceiling

  • verb get very angry and fly into a rage
    flip one's lid; have kittens; fly off the handle; go ballistic; flip one's wig; hit the ceiling; throw a fit; blow one's stack; lose one's temper; combust; blow up; blow a fuse; have a fit.
    • The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
    • Spam makes me go ballistic
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hit the deck

  • verb fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
    hit the deck.
    • The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire
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hit the dirt

  • verb fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
    hit the deck.
    • The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire
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hit the hay

  • verb prepare for sleep
    retire; sack out; bed; kip down; turn in; go to bed; go to sleep; crawl in; hit the hay.
    • I usually turn in at midnight
    • He goes to bed at the crack of dawn
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hit the jackpot

  • verb succeed by luck
    luck out.
    • I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot
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  • to receive an unexpectedly large (or the largest possible) benefit from an enterprise.
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hit the roof

  • verb get very angry and fly into a rage
    flip one's lid; have kittens; fly off the handle; go ballistic; flip one's wig; hit the ceiling; throw a fit; blow one's stack; lose one's temper; combust; blow up; blow a fuse; have a fit.
    • The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
    • Spam makes me go ballistic
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hit the sack

  • verb prepare for sleep
    retire; sack out; bed; kip down; turn in; go to bed; go to sleep; crawl in; hit the hay.
    • I usually turn in at midnight
    • He goes to bed at the crack of dawn
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hit-and-run

  • adjective satellite designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape
    tip-and-run.
    • hit-and-run units
    • tip-and-run assaults
  • adjective satellite involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident
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hit-or-miss

  • adjective satellite dependent upon or characterized by chance
    haphazard.
    • a haphazard plan of action
    • his judgment is rather hit-or-miss
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hitting average

  • noun (baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat
    batting average.
    • Ted Williams once had a batting average above .400
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no-hit

  • adjective satellite of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits
    • a no-hit pitcher
    • a no-hit game
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no-hit game

  • noun a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits
    no-hitter.
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Sacrifice hit

  • (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base.
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Safe hit

  • (Baseball), a hit which enables the batter to get to first base even if no error is made by the other side.
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smash hit

  • noun an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
    megahit; blockbuster.
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switch-hit

  • verb bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher
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take a hit

  • verb inhale through the nose
    snort.
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three-base hit

  • noun a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
    three-bagger; triple.
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To hit off

  • to describe with quick characteristic strokes; as, to hit off a speaker. Sir W. Temple.
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To hit on ∨ upon

  • to light upon; to come to by chance. "None of them hit upon the art."
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To hit out

  • to perform by good luck. Obs. Spenser.
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To hit the nail on the head

  • to hit most effectively; to do or say a thing in the right way.
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two-base hit

  • noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
    double; two-baser; two-bagger.
    • he hit a double to deep centerfield
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