hit it

idiom

informal
used to tell a group of musicians to begin playing
Hit it, boys!

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In addition to surprising the audience by showing no trace of the bitter, uptight woman she was made out to be, Stewart happened to be seated next to Snoop Dogg—and the two more than hit it off. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024 In the early ‘60s—before the British invasion bands hit it big—artists like Frank Ifield and Frankie Vaughan would cover American country and jazz songs dominated the British charts. Charles Moss, SPIN, 29 Oct. 2024 The social media network MySpace also quickly became a place for musical discovery and for artists, a chance to reach new fans and hit it big. Angela Andaloro, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024 By Jeffrey Kluger October 25, 2024 1:46 PM EDT The Hawaiian town of Lahaina did not know what hit it in August 2023, when a wildfire cut a path of death and destruction from the center of the community to the Maui coastline, claiming 101 lives and destroying more than 2,200 structures. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hit it 

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“Hit it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20it. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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