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hit on someone

to clearly show that you are sexually attracted to someone. Pete doesn't even realize half the time when girls are hitting on him.

Related vocabulary: come on to someone

See also: hit

hit on something

1. to discover or think of something new. Adams and her record producer hit on a jazzy, sophisticated style.

2. to mention something briefly. I just called to make sure that we hit on everything you need when we met yesterday.

See also: hit

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Johnson has hit on the most effectual manner of plaguing us all. Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context Shall I tell you the second hint I hit on, after yours, to make me think it was Jenkins? The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context Bruff and I together have hit on the right way of telling it. The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context More results

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