hit it off

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.

Example Sentences

With us, we hit it off with Metal Blade right away.

From Los Angeles Times

Somehow, these three disparate artists—with two decades between each of them—hit it off.

From Los Angeles Times

Leo and Rudy don’t hit it off right off the bat, something evident when Leo challenges Rudy on his first day and is subsequently fired.

From Los Angeles Times

We had dinner in Nashville, and we just hit it off — like the “Step Brothers” thing: “Favorite dinosaur?”

From Los Angeles Times

Zubimendi and Arteta hit it off after speaking on the phone and the Spain international says that the Arsenal manager's "obsession" with "details" is one of the reasons why he wanted to join the club.

From BBC