hit

See:

aim/hit below the belt be banging/hitting your head against a brick wall before someone knows what hit them get into your stride hit a home run hit a snag hit a/the (brick) wall hit and/or miss hit back hit someone (right) between the eyes hit something hard hit home hit it off (with someone) hit someone like a ton of bricks a hit list a hit man hit on someone hit on something hit or miss hit pay dirt

hit rock bottom hit your stride hit the books hit the bottle hit the brakes hit the buffers hit the ceiling hit the ceiling/roof hit the deck hit the deck/dirt hit the dirt hit the ground running hit the hay hit the jackpot hit the something mark hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the road hit the roof hit the sack

hit the skids hit the spot hit someone up hit someone where it hurts (most) hit you (right) between the eyes hit/make the headlines hit/press/push the panic button hit/strike home hit/strike pay dirt hit/strike the right note hit/touch a (raw) nerve something hits the fan not know what hit you not know what hit you a one-hit wonder pinch-hit the shit hits the fan wouldn't know something if it hit you in the face