Idioms for hit
Origin of hit
before 1100; 1865–70,
Americanism
for def 5a; Middle English
hitten, Old English
hittan; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse
hitta to come upon (by chance), meet with
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British Dictionary definitions for hit on (1 of 2)
hit on
verb (tr, preposition)
to strike
Also: hit upon
to discover unexpectedly or guess correctly
US and Canadian slang
to make sexual advances to (a person)
British Dictionary definitions for hit on (2 of 2)
hit
/ (hɪt) /
verb hits, hitting or hit (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for hit
Old English
hittan, from Old Norse
hitta
Idioms and Phrases with hit on (1 of 2)
hit on
Also, hit upon. Discover, happen to find, as in I've hit upon a solution to this problem. [c. 1700]
Make sexual advances to someone, especially unwanted ones, as in You can't go into that bar without being hit on. [Slang; mid-1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with hit on (2 of 2)
hit