hit on something



hit on something

in. to discover something; to think up or invent something. She hit on a new scheme for removing the impurities from drinking water.
See also: hit, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Diarmait-Irish, Irish Mythology
Yahya-Arabic, Turkish, Persian
SepiSE-peeFinnish
Agmundr-Ancient Scandinavian
KrystenKRIS-tinEnglish (Modern)
InkaEENG-kah (Finnish), ING-kah (German)Frisian, Finnish, German