hit someone for six
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
completely surprise or astonish someone
Literally: hit a ball out of the playing field for six runs
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
' We are creating and missing so many chances that sooner or later we're going to hit someone for six, ' he said.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “hit someone for six” mean?
completely surprise or astonish someone Literally: hit a ball out of the playing field for six runs
Is “hit someone for six” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.