| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| hit me |
tell me, say it now, give it to me straight
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When I said it was bad news, he said, "Hit me. Let's have it."
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| hit me for a loan |
ask to borrow money, ask me for a loan
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Hit me for a loan on payday. Then I'll have some money.
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| hit me with your best shot |
shoot or hit as hard as you can, sock it to me
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Hit me with your best shot. Serve the ball as hard as you can.
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| hit my funny bone |
cause me to laugh, crack me up
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The word pollywog always hits my funny bone. Ha ha ha, ha ha.
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| hit on |
think of, come up with
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Ko was a nurse until she hit on the idea of selling jewelry.
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| hit on |
talk to in a sexual manner, come onto
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When he hit on a waitress, we asked him to stop.
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| hit on all cylinders |
running smoothly, operating well, hit it off
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At first our company wasn't running very smoothly,
but now we're hitting on all cylinders.
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| hit paydirt |
become rich, win money, make a lot of money
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When Helen began selling chocolate, she hit paydirt. She's rich!
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| hit rock bottom |
feel very unfortunate, feel very depressed
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After his farm was seized, he hit rock bottom - lost all hope.
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| hit speeds of |
travel at speeds of, do (a speed)
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The stolen car was hitting speeds of 120 km per hour in the city.
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