hit off

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hit something off

to begin something; to launch an event. She hit off the fair with a speech. The mayor hit the fair off by giving a brief address.

See also: hit

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Now it happens to this sort of men, as to bad hounds, who never hit off a fault themselves; but no sooner doth a dog of sagacity open his mouth than they immediately do the same, and, without the guidance of any scent, run directly forwards as fast as they are able. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context There is my mother, my anxious, affectionate mother, hit off to a T. I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context The great Percerin (for, contrary to the rule of dynasties, it was, above all, the last of the Percerins who deserved the name of Great), the great Percerin was inspired when he cut a robe for the queen, or a coat for the king; he could mount a mantle for Monsieur, the clock of a stocking for Madame; but, in spite of his supreme talent, he could never hit off anything approaching a creditable fit for M. The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			hiss at hiss off hiss out hissy history history in the making History repeats itself hit hit a home run hit a nerve hit a plateau hit a snag hit a wall hit against hit and miss hit at hit back hit below the belt hit between the eyes hit bottom hit hard hit home hit in hit it off hit like a ton of bricks hit off hit on hit one where one lives hit or miss hit out hit pay dirt hit rock bottom hit stride hit the books hit the bottle hit the brakes hit the bricks hit the buffers hit the bull's-eye hit the ceiling hit the deck hit the dirt hit the fan hit the ground running hit the hay hit the headlines hit the high spots hit the jackpot hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the panic button			hit in the eye hit in the eye hit in the eye hit in the eye hit it big hit it big hit it big hit it big hit it big hit it off hit it off hit it off hit it off hit it off hit it off hit it up hit like a ton of bricks hit list hit list hit list hit lists hit lists hit man Hit Me Baby One More Time Hit Me Back Hit Me Up Hit men Hit My Cell Hit My Line Hit My Phone hit off hit on hit on hit on hit on hit on hit on hit one close to home hit one where one lives hit or miss hit or miss hit or miss hit out hit out hit parade hit parades hit pay dirt Hit point Hit Probability Hit Probability Hit rate Hit rate hit ratio hit rock bottom Hit Size Effectiveness Function hit someone like a ton of bricks Hit someone with a golf ball, liability? hit squad hit squads hit stride HIT syndrome

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