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

It didn't take them long to hit it off in that first meeting.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“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

Some people hit it off with friends or colleagues from the start.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

May and Rosaleen hit it off right away.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd