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Base language: EN
Letter: h
Total idioms: 9858 - currently selected: 576 (50 per page)Himalayan blunder
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If you stupidly make a serious mistake or error, you commit aHimalayan blunder.
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Apparently he lost his job because of a Himalayan blunder.
If you stupidly make a serious mistake or error, you commit aHimalayan blunder.
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Apparently he lost his job because of a Himalayan blunder.
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Hind tit
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hind tit (plural hind tits)
1. (idiomatic) An inferior source of food or other resources.
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hind tit (plural hind tits)
1. (idiomatic) An inferior source of food or other resources.
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Hindsight is 20/20
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hindsight is 20/20
1. (idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.
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hindsight is 20/20
1. (idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.
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Hired gun
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hired gun (plural hired guns)
1. A person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of his or her employer.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) A person who is employed to advance the interests of his or her employer, especially in a vigorous manner using such methods as polit
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hired gun (plural hired guns)
1. A person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of his or her employer.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) A person who is employed to advance the interests of his or her employer, especially in a vigorous manner using such methods as polit
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His back is up
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his back is up
1. (idiomatic, obsolete, slang) he is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man;
? So, Sir, I see somebody has offended you, for your back is up.
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his back is up
1. (idiomatic, obsolete, slang) he is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man;
? So, Sir, I see somebody has offended you, for your back is up.
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Hit a snag
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hit a snag
1. (idiomatic) To encounter an unexpected problem or delay.
? Their plans to finish the garden that weekend hit a snag when an unseasonal snowfall dropped several inches on what should have become the pumpkin patch that day.
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hit a snag
1. (idiomatic) To encounter an unexpected problem or delay.
? Their plans to finish the garden that weekend hit a snag when an unseasonal snowfall dropped several inches on what should have become the pumpkin patch that day.
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Hit above one's weight
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hit above one's weight
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of punch above one's weight.
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hit above one's weight
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of punch above one's weight.
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Hit and run (accident)
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When the driver of a vehicle hits another vehicle without stopping to provide help, identification or insurance, and fails to report the accident to the police, the collision is called a hit-and-run accident.
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A hit-and-run accident deserves serious punishment.
When the driver of a vehicle hits another vehicle without stopping to provide help, identification or insurance, and fails to report the accident to the police, the collision is called a hit-and-run accident.
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A hit-and-run accident deserves serious punishment.
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Hit below one's weight
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hit below one's weight
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of punch below one's weight.
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hit below one's weight
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of punch below one's weight.
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Hit home
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hit home (third-person singular simple present hits home, present participle hitting home, simple past and past participle hit home)
1. (idiomatic) To be especially memorable, meaningful, or significant; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.
? Do you think the message really hit home with him?
? Baked goodies can really hit home with a cro
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hit home (third-person singular simple present hits home, present participle hitting home, simple past and past participle hit home)
1. (idiomatic) To be especially memorable, meaningful, or significant; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.
? Do you think the message really hit home with him?
? Baked goodies can really hit home with a cro
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Hit it big
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hit it big
1. (idiomatic) To have great success
? I wasn't expecting it to work, but I hit it big when I tried the new approach.
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hit it big
1. (idiomatic) To have great success
? I wasn't expecting it to work, but I hit it big when I tried the new approach.
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Hit it off
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hit it off (third-person singular simple present hits it off, present participle hitting it off, simple past and past participle hit it off)
1. (idiomatic) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.
? I really hit it off with Jack, and hired him without needing an interview.
? Those two are really
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hit it off (third-person singular simple present hits it off, present participle hitting it off, simple past and past participle hit it off)
1. (idiomatic) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.
? I really hit it off with Jack, and hired him without needing an interview.
? Those two are really
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Hit it up
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hit it up (third-person singular simple present hits it up, present participle hitting it up, simple past and past participle hit it up)
1. (idiomatic) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.
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hit it up (third-person singular simple present hits it up, present participle hitting it up, simple past and past participle hit it up)
1. (idiomatic) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.
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Hit on
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hit on
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.
? That's the third guy that has hit on her tonight.
2. (transitive, idiomatic) To discover, pinpoint; to think up; to realize; to invent.
? He hit on a great idea for improving the design.
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hit on
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.
? That's the third guy that has hit on her tonight.
2. (transitive, idiomatic) To discover, pinpoint; to think up; to realize; to invent.
? He hit on a great idea for improving the design.
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Hit one out of the ballpark
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hit one out of the ballpark
1. (baseball) To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) To produce a spectacular achievement.
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hit one out of the ballpark
1. (baseball) To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) To produce a spectacular achievement.
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Hit one's stride
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hit one's stride
1. when walking or running, to reach a full or comfortable pace
? I usually start running slowly for a warm-up and then hit my stride a few minutes into the run.
2. (idiomatic) to reach a full level of efficiency, competence, comfort, etc.; to get going
? They had a baby just as she was hitting her stride professionally.
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hit one's stride
1. when walking or running, to reach a full or comfortable pace
? I usually start running slowly for a warm-up and then hit my stride a few minutes into the run.
2. (idiomatic) to reach a full level of efficiency, competence, comfort, etc.; to get going
? They had a baby just as she was hitting her stride professionally.
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Hit out
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hit out (third-person singular simple present hits out, present participle hitting out, simple past and past participle hit out)
1. (idiomatic) To react viciously (towards someone/something).
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hit out (third-person singular simple present hits out, present participle hitting out, simple past and past participle hit out)
1. (idiomatic) To react viciously (towards someone/something).
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Hit pay dirt
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If you hit (or strike) pay dirt, you are lucky and suddenly find yourself in a successful money-making situation.
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Charlie finally hit pay dirt with his latent invention.
If you hit (or strike) pay dirt, you are lucky and suddenly find yourself in a successful money-making situation.
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Charlie finally hit pay dirt with his latent invention.
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Hit paydirt
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hit paydirt
1. (idiomatic) To strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.
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With his third novel he finally hit paydirt and wrote a bestseller.
hit paydirt
1. (idiomatic) To strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.
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With his third novel he finally hit paydirt and wrote a bestseller.
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Hit someone for six
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hit someone for six
1. (idiomatic) To affect in a devastating way by some unexpected news.
? When I heard about the accident, it hit me for six.
2. To hit another person very hard.
? When he swore at me again, I couldn't hold back. So, I hit him for six.
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hit someone for six
1. (idiomatic) To affect in a devastating way by some unexpected news.
? When I heard about the accident, it hit me for six.
2. To hit another person very hard.
? When he swore at me again, I couldn't hold back. So, I hit him for six.
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Hit the airwaves
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When someone hits the airwaves, they go on radio and/or TV to be interviewed or to promote something.
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The hospital was embarrassed when the patient hit the airways with his side of the story.
When someone hits the airwaves, they go on radio and/or TV to be interviewed or to promote something.
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The hospital was embarrassed when the patient hit the airways with his side of the story.
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Hit the big time
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hit the big time
1. (idiomatic) To become successful and widely known.
? After years of hard work, they finally hit the big time with their sixth album.
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hit the big time
1. (idiomatic) To become successful and widely known.
? After years of hard work, they finally hit the big time with their sixth album.
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Hit the books
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hit the books
1. (idiomatic) To study, especially with particular intensity.
? They go to the beach when they should be hitting the books and then they wonder why they get bad grades.
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hit the books
1. (idiomatic) To study, especially with particular intensity.
? They go to the beach when they should be hitting the books and then they wonder why they get bad grades.
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Hit the bottle
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hit the bottle (third-person singular simple present hits the bottle, present participle hitting the bottle, simple past and past participle hit the bottle)
1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.
? He's been hitting the bottle hard since his wife left him.
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hit the bottle (third-person singular simple present hits the bottle, present participle hitting the bottle, simple past and past participle hit the bottle)
1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.
? He's been hitting the bottle hard since his wife left him.
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Hit the bricks
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hit the bricks
1. (idiomatic) To travel about, especially on foot.
2. (idiomatic) To leave or depart; to get out.
3. (idiomatic) To participate in a workplace strike or other job action; to participate in a public protest, especially one involving picketing.
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hit the bricks
1. (idiomatic) To travel about, especially on foot.
2. (idiomatic) To leave or depart; to get out.
3. (idiomatic) To participate in a workplace strike or other job action; to participate in a public protest, especially one involving picketing.
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Hit the buffers
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hit the buffers
1. (idiomatic) To stop suddenly and unexpectedly
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hit the buffers
1. (idiomatic) To stop suddenly and unexpectedly
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Hit the ceiling
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hit the ceiling
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be explosively angry. To lose one's temper
? When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just hit the ceiling.
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hit the ceiling
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be explosively angry. To lose one's temper
? When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just hit the ceiling.
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Hit the dust
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The expression hit the dust is a humorous way of referring to death.
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You can have my computer when I hit the dust!
The expression hit the dust is a humorous way of referring to death.
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You can have my computer when I hit the dust!
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Hit the fan
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hit the fan (third-person singular simple present hits the fan, present participle hitting the fan, simple past and past participle hit the fan)
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.
? They were just clowning around, when suddenly it all hit the fan.
? Then the shit really hit the fan.
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hit the fan (third-person singular simple present hits the fan, present participle hitting the fan, simple past and past participle hit the fan)
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.
? They were just clowning around, when suddenly it all hit the fan.
? Then the shit really hit the fan.
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Hit the gas
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hit the gas
1. (idiomatic) To go; go faster.
? They're gaining on you; you'd better hit the gas, now!
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hit the gas
1. (idiomatic) To go; go faster.
? They're gaining on you; you'd better hit the gas, now!
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Hit the ground running
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If someone hits the ground running, they are ready and eager to start immediately on a new activity.
hit the ground running
1. (idiomatic) To begin an activity immediately and with full commitment.
? Employers these days look for candidates that can hit the ground running, so that they spend less on training.
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He intends to hit the ground running when he starts his new job.
If someone hits the ground running, they are ready and eager to start immediately on a new activity.
hit the ground running
1. (idiomatic) To begin an activity immediately and with full commitment.
? Employers these days look for candidates that can hit the ground running, so that they spend less on training.
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He intends to hit the ground running when he starts his new job.
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Hit the hay
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hit the hay
1. (idiomatic) To go to bed.
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hit the hay
1. (idiomatic) To go to bed.
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Hit the hay/sack
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When you hit the hay (or hit the sack), you go to bed.
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The boys were so exhausted that they hit the hay as soon as they reached the campsite.
When you hit the hay (or hit the sack), you go to bed.
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The boys were so exhausted that they hit the hay as soon as they reached the campsite.
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Hit the headlines
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hit the headlines
1. (idiomatic) To appear prominently in the news, especially on the front page.
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hit the headlines
1. (idiomatic) To appear prominently in the news, especially on the front page.
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Hit the jackpot
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hit the jackpot
1. (idiomatic) To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.
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hit the jackpot
1. (idiomatic) To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.
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Hit the nail on the head
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hit the nail on the head
1. (idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.
? He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat.
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hit the nail on the head
1. (idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.
? He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat.
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Hit the panic button
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When you hit or press the panic button, you raise the alarm too quickly or react too hastily in a difficult or stressful situation.
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Calm down! There's no need to hit the panic button yet!
When you hit or press the panic button, you raise the alarm too quickly or react too hastily in a difficult or stressful situation.
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Calm down! There's no need to hit the panic button yet!
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Hit the pavement
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to hit the pavement (third-person singular simple present hits the pavement, present participle hitting the pavement, simple past and past participle hit the pavement)
1. (idiomatic) To travel on foot, as on a sidewalk.
2. (idiomatic) To travel or begin to move in an automobile or other road vehicle.
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to hit the pavement (third-person singular simple present hits the pavement, present participle hitting the pavement, simple past and past participle hit the pavement)
1. (idiomatic) To travel on foot, as on a sidewalk.
2. (idiomatic) To travel or begin to move in an automobile or other road vehicle.
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Hit the road
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When you hit the road, you begin a journey.
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It's getting late and we've got a long way to go. Let's hit the road.
When you hit the road, you begin a journey.
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It's getting late and we've got a long way to go. Let's hit the road.
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Hit the rock
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hit the rock
1. (idiomatic) To use crack cocaine.
2. (idiomatic) To make a gesture to show celebration, friendship, or to be part of a secret handshake by one person raising their fist so the fist is pointing at the person and the other person lightly punches the fist.
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hit the rock
1. (idiomatic) To use crack cocaine.
2. (idiomatic) To make a gesture to show celebration, friendship, or to be part of a secret handshake by one person raising their fist so the fist is pointing at the person and the other person lightly punches the fist.
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Hit the rocks
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hit the rocks
1. (idiomatic) To be at a low point in one's pursuits.
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hit the rocks
1. (idiomatic) To be at a low point in one's pursuits.
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Hit the roof
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hit the roof (third-person singular simple present hits the roof, present participle hitting the roof, simple past and past participle hit the roof)
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be explosively angry
? When I found out he wrecked my brand-new car, I hit the roof.
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hit the roof (third-person singular simple present hits the roof, present participle hitting the roof, simple past and past participle hit the roof)
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be explosively angry
? When I found out he wrecked my brand-new car, I hit the roof.
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Hit the sack
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hit the sack
1. (idiomatic) To go to bed.
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hit the sack
1. (idiomatic) To go to bed.
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Hit the skids
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hit the skids
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to fail; decline
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hit the skids
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to fail; decline
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Hit the spot
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hit the spot
1. (idiomatic) To be particularly pleasing or appropriate; to be just right.
? Some ice cold lemonade would hit the spot on a warm afternoon.
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hit the spot
1. (idiomatic) To be particularly pleasing or appropriate; to be just right.
? Some ice cold lemonade would hit the spot on a warm afternoon.
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Hit the trail
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hit the trail (third-person singular simple present hits the trail, present participle hitting the trail, simple past and past participle hit the trail)
1. (idiomatic) To leave or depart.
? It's time for me to hit the trail and be on my way.
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hit the trail (third-person singular simple present hits the trail, present participle hitting the trail, simple past and past participle hit the trail)
1. (idiomatic) To leave or depart.
? It's time for me to hit the trail and be on my way.
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Hit the hay
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When you hit the hay (or hit the sack), you go to bed.
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The boys were so exhausted that they hit the hay as soon as they reached the campsite.
When you hit the hay (or hit the sack), you go to bed.
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The boys were so exhausted that they hit the hay as soon as they reached the campsite.
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Hit up
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hit up (third-person singular simple present hits up, present participle hitting up, simple past and past participle hit up)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To contact with a request or demand.
? Why not hit him up for some assistance on the rebuilding project?
2. (intransitive) to take an intoxicating drug.
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hit up (third-person singular simple present hits up, present participle hitting up, simple past and past participle hit up)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To contact with a request or demand.
? Why not hit him up for some assistance on the rebuilding project?
2. (intransitive) to take an intoxicating drug.
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Hit upon
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hit upon (third-person singular simple present hits upon, present participle hitting upon, simple past and past participle hit upon)
1. To address.
? He hit upon all major concerns during the presentation.
2. (idiomatic) To think of; to invent; to realize.
? 2006. "They hit upon the idea of a site that would help users exchange video files." &md
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hit upon (third-person singular simple present hits upon, present participle hitting upon, simple past and past participle hit upon)
1. To address.
? He hit upon all major concerns during the presentation.
2. (idiomatic) To think of; to invent; to realize.
? 2006. "They hit upon the idea of a site that would help users exchange video files." &md
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Hitch one's wagon to a star
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Someone who hitches their wagon to a star has great ambitions and is very determined to reach their goal.
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At an early age she decided to hitch her wagon to a star and become famous.
Someone who hitches their wagon to a star has great ambitions and is very determined to reach their goal.
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At an early age she decided to hitch her wagon to a star and become famous.
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