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

They hit it off so well right away that both knew they had to make it work.

From Los Angeles Times

Both Ramirez and Liu were drawn to the study of memory as a possible therapeutic tool, and instantly hit it off as friends and lab partners.

From Los Angeles Times

“We hit it off big time right out the gate, talking about cartoons, sports,” Jordan recalled.

From Los Angeles Times

He adds: "I guess the beauty of a cycling holiday is that you have to look ahead - you can't look at the person - you just talk and we talked and we hit it off."

From BBC

Nobody was surprised when he hit it off talking golf with her dad.

From The Wall Street Journal