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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Five years after it acquired MGM for £8m, Amazon now looks to have its first big commercial hit on hands - as it vies for position with the other major streamers.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Disruption to energy supplies persisted as Kuwait reported a fire at its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, a day after a direct hit on Qatar's vital Ras Laffan facility.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The following year she scored a viral hit on TikTok with the flirty “Malas Decisiones,” which has over 340 million streams on Spotify.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

My aim was true, and I made a direct hit on the plant-monster’s head.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

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