| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| history |
fired, dismissed, gone, down the road
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If you refuse to do a job, you're history, pal.
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| hit |
(See a hit)
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| hit and miss |
some right and some wrong, trial and error
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Hiring good help is still a hit-and-miss procedure.
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| hit and run (baseball) |
a play in which the batter tries to hit as the base runner runs
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On the next pitch, the Mets tried a hit and run, but the batter missed the ball.
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| hit and run (traffic) |
an accident in which the driver leaves the scene of the collision
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Was your car involved in a hit-and-run accident? Did you fail to stop after hitting someone?
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| hit home |
become very meaningful, affect you personally, touch you
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When they see hungry Canadian children on TV, the message about poverty will hit home.
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| hit it off |
relate well, be friends immediately
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Gus and Bert seem to hit it off. They've been talking for hours.
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| hit man |
hired killer, a person who is paid to commit murder
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The hit man who killed the president is a terrorist.
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| hit me (card games) |
give me another card; yes, I'll have another one
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The old man looked at his cards carefully, then said, "Hit me."
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| hit me |
the meaning becomes clear to me, I understand
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It hit me later that she was a teacher, not a student.
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