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know what hit

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not know what hit you
to feel very shocked and confused because something, usually something bad, happens to you suddenly when you were not expecting it The poor man stood there not knowing what had hit him, while the police arrested his wife and son.
See hit the headlines, hit home, hit a nerve, hit the panic button, hit pay dirt, hit the right note, get into stride
See also: hit, know


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This is one silent, but deadly little deal and an animal will never know what hit them.
He said, "If you wait until you see the whites of their eyes, you will never know what hit you.
When their prey swims by they do not know what hit them when the bass jumps from these plants that have been covering them.
 
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