hit up for

Idioms and Phrases

Ask for a loan or favor, as in He hit me up for ten bucks , or I hit Doug up for a job . [ Slang ; early 1900s]

Example Sentences

“My first move is to mine my contacts for locals to hit up for advice or contacts who might be able to introduce me to locals,” Brett told me.

From New York Times

Minter would be hit up for three runs on three hits while Drew Smyly went three innings and let up two more runs on five hits.

From Fox News

In a 2014 CNN interview, he recalled being asked in his last year at Shell to testify before Congressional panels probing price spikes and then hit up for campaign donations by panel members, a system he called "pay to play."

From Reuters

Mr. Rose arrived on the national scene as a member of the University of Michigan’s famed 1991 “Fab Five” recruiting class, which also included Chris Webber, the future All-Star, and Juwan Howard, who now coaches the Michigan team, and whom Mr. Rose recently hit up for an appearance on his show.

From New York Times

We admire the thousands of citizens who showed up on a Monday night to endure what at best can be a tedious process filled with bureaucratic hassles such as voting for precinct chairs and secretaries, listening to a letter from the Iowa Democratic Party leadership read aloud and being hit up for donations to the party.

From Washington Post

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