hit on

verb

1. to strike

2. Also: hit upon. to discover unexpectedly or guess correctly

3. slang,  to make sexual advances to (a person)

Idioms and Phrases

Also, hit upon . Discover, happen to find, as in I've hit upon a solution to this problem . [c. 1700]

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

PC Rogers told the jury he was hit on the wrist by an object and that a "heavy blow" to his knee from a brick meant he could not continue and he was sent back to Ely police station.

From BBC

"But because my older sister is Raye, it's like, 'No!' They won't move to me because they've already hit on you," she says.

From BBC

"What I consider crossing the line is personal insults and making sounds when they are trying to hit on their backswings or very close to when they are trying to go into their routines," said European captain Luke Donald.

From BBC

Landa-Rodriguez used coded language in an email to order a hit on an Estrada underling, prosecutors alleged.

From Los Angeles Times

Heller was previously hit on St. Patrick’s Day in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times

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