hit it

phrase

informal

—used to tell a group of musicians to begin playing

Hit it, boys!

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Self had Jimenez take a shot in the paint for the money, and the student hit it. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 Jax and Stew hit it off in the pods, and they ultimately got engaged. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026 Gordon saw a hole open up through the middle, as tight end Will Kacmarek pulled across the backfield to create it, hit it hard and put his head down into Vikings safety Theo Jackson to finish the run off 12 yards down the field for a first down. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Al-Fakhoora School became an UNRWA shelter, but on November 4th Israeli forces hit it with an air strike, killing fifteen people and wounding seventy. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hit it

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