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hit it off

Idioms  
  1. Get along well together, as in I was so glad that our parents hit it off. In the 17th century this phrase was put simply as hit it, the adverb off being added only in the mid-1800s.


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Garfield wasn't the only guest to seem to really hit it off with the host.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The two founders hit it off based on their shared product-engineering backgrounds and similar low-profile personalities, according to Haider Rafique, global managing partner at OKX, who was also present at the dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

"I haven't panicked when I've hit it off line and into trees, I've layed up and relied on wedges and those scoring clubs," he told Sky Sports.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

“I hit it off the end a little bit but I thought I got enough — it is what it is.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2026

There she meets Scott Hipwell, an independent IT contractor who is friendly with the restaurant manager, and the two of them hit it off.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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