hit it off

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

hit it off (third-person singular simple present hits it off, present participle hitting it off, simple past and past participle hit it off)

1. (informal) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.

   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.

Synonyms

• hit it up

Translations

develop an amicable relationship

• Finnish: synkata
• French: sympathiser (fr)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: finne tonen

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• Polish: zaprzyjaźnić się (pl) pf, zaprzyjaźniać się (pl) impf
• Spanish: simpatizar (es)

See also

• get along