hit it off en · VERB
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(informal) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.
“My profile said ‘Australian tennis player’ so I think Savannah had visions of me at Wimbledon,” he laughs. “In reality, I was paying for the opportunity to play at an academy.” Even so, they soon hit it off.
2023 February 6, Lizzie Cernik, “How we met: ‘He sent 40 Valentine’s cards with all the different things he loved about me’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:I really hit it off with Jack, and hired him without needing an interview.
Those two are really hitting it off. I wouldn't be surprised if they started dating soon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hits it off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| hitting it off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hit it off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hit it off | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
get along · get on like a house on fire
Synonyms
befriend · hit it up · make friends with
Translations (8)
es caerse bien (develop an amicable relationship) · pl zaprzyjaźniać się (develop an amicable relationship) · es llevarse bien (develop an amicable relationship) · nb finne tonen (develop an amicable relationship) · fr sympathiser (develop an amicable relationship) · fi synkata (develop an amicable relationship) · pl zaprzyjaźnić się (develop an amicable relationship) · es simpatizar (develop an amicable relationship)