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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Example Sentences

“By then, both of us had been through divorces and she had two small kids—Oliver and Kate—and I had one, Boston. We hit it off and agreed, ‘Let’s have fun until we don’t.’”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

"To say we hit it off was an understatement. We were literally joined at the hip," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

“So, we got together and hit it off just like that. It was like writing with myself, really.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

The two hit it off, and Bernard left McKinsey to become Meanwell’s head of business development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The apartment was alive, the sounds of gossip coming from the kitchen as his mother and Eugenia hit it off.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro