hit on


verb(tr, preposition)
  1. to strike

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

  1. US and Canadian slang to make sexual advances to (a person)

Words Nearby hit on

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Other Idioms and Phrases with hit on

hit on

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

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