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hit on

British  

verb

  1. to strike

  2. Also: hit upon.  to discover unexpectedly or guess correctly

  3. slang to make sexual advances to (a person)

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hit on Idioms  

  1. Also, hit upon . Discover, happen to find, as in I've hit upon a solution to this problem . [c. 1700]

  2. Make sexual advances to someone, especially unwanted ones, as in You can't go into that bar without being hit on . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

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"We thought we had hit on a winning formula."

From BBC

Unity looked set to be a pandemic-era hit on the back of exploding hype for the “metaverse,” but it was unable to sustain this momentum.

From Barron's

Yields on two-year U.K. government bonds, also known as gilts, rose 10 basis points to 4.600% on Friday, edging close to the 4.714% level, a near two-year high hit on Monday, Tradeweb data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before the ADS redemptions disclosure, Apollo’s stock had been bouncing off a 19-month closing low hit on March 12.

From MarketWatch

Clearly, “NCIS” has hit on a winning formula resulting in enduring success and one of the factors for that, according to David Stapf, president, CBS Television Studios, is comfort.

From Los Angeles Times

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