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hit it off

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hit it off (with someone)

Fig. to quickly become good friends with someone. Look how John hit it off with Mary. Yes, they really hit it off.

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hit it off (with somebody)

to be friendly with each other immediately She hit it off with Dean and soon the two of them set out on a cross-country adventure. We hit it off beautifully – we liked all the same things, and we liked each other a lot.

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hit it off

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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hit it off

Informal

To get along well together.

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