hit it and quit
achieve something and then stop
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hit it and quit it
to have a brief, casual sexual encounter
hit it big
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hit it up
to visit or contact someone or something
hit like a ton of bricks
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hit like a truck
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hit on
to think of or discover something
hit one out of the ballpark
To achieve great success or exceed expectations
hit or miss
unpredictable or uncertain in outcome
hit pause
to temporarily stop an activity
hit pay dirt
to suddenly become successful or find something valuable
hit rock bottom
To reach the lowest or most difficult point in a situation
hit someone for six
completely surprise or astonish someone
hit someone when they are down
To take advantage of someone when they are vulnerable
hit the accelerator
to increase speed or activity
hit the bottle
to start drinking heavily
hit the bricks
to start walking or leave a place, often to look for work
hit the buffers
To come to an end or be stopped due to difficulties or problems.
hit the fan
to become widely known and cause trouble
hit the gas
to accelerate or increase speed or effort
hit the gold
to achieve great success
hit the high notes
to perform or accomplish something exceptionally well
hit the pan
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hit the pavement
to start looking for a job
hit the rocks
to encounter serious difficulties or problems
hit the roof
to become extremely angry
hit the sheets
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hit the shelves
Become available for purchase
hit the shops
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hit the skids
to start to decline or deteriorate
hit the stores
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hit the streets
to start working or taking action outside, often in a public or urban area
hit the wall
to reach a point of extreme exhaustion or frustration
hit too close to home
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hit two targets with one arrow
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hit upon
Discover or think of something suddenly
hit with the stupid stick
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hitch one's wagon to
To associate oneself with someone or something for personal gain
hitch one's wagon to a star
To set ambitious goals and strive for great things
Hitch your wagon to a star. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
hitched
An Americanism for married. From the word HITCH, used in America in the sense of to harness.
hither and thither
To or in various directions, often in a confused manner
hither and yon
To or in many different places
hitting on all six
Doing well, giving a fine performance. The phrase comes from motoring, where an engine which is running well is described as having the pistons in. all six cylinders hitting perfectly.
hittite
A facetious sporting term for a prize-fighter. Derived from the Bible.
hive of activity
A place where a lot of activity is happening
hivite
A student of St. Begh’s College, Cumberland, which is pronounced and generally written St. Bee’s. Literally, Hive-ite.
hizouse
House.
HMe of Land
The term applied in Anglo- Saxon times to a portion or land that was sufficient to support a family; usually from 60 to 100 acres, but no fixed number. A hide of good arable land was smaller than a hide of inferior quality.
ho kua bo ho jiak
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hoax
To deceive, or ridicule,—Grose says this was originally a University cant word. Corruption of HOCUS, to cheat.
hoaxing
Bantering, ridiculing. Hoaxing a quiz; joking an odd fellow. UNIVERSITY WIT.
hob and nob
To act in concert with another; to lay "heads together;" to touch glasses in drinking; to fraternize in a convivial meeting or merry-making. Originally meaning "foot and head,"—the touching of the top of one glass with the bottom of another, and then reversing the order. Nowadays it means simply to clink glasses together as a salutation before imbibing.
hob collingwood
According to Brockett, a north country term for the four of hearts, considered an unlucky card.
Hob's Pound
Difficulties, great embarrass- ment. To be in Hob's pound is to be in the pound of a hob or hoberd — i.e. a fool or ne'er- do-well — paying for one's folly.
hobbadehoy
A youth who has ceased to regard himself as a boy, and is not yet regarded as a man.
hobberdehoy
Half a man and half a boy, a lad between both.
hobble
Trouble of any kind. A man is said to be in a HOBBLE when he has offended the proprieties in any way, "from pitch and toss to manslaughter."
Hobble Skirts
This women's fashion of skirts so tight round the ankles that the wearer was impeded in walking — much as a horse is hobbled — was at its height in 1912 and was gone by 1914.
hobbled
Impeded, interrupted, puzzled. To hobble; to walk lamely.
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