hit on somebody/something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhit on somebody/something phrasal verb1 (also hit upon something)IDEA to have an idea or discover something suddenly or unexpectedly SYN come up with Then we hit on the idea of asking viewers to donate money over the Net.2 SYSEXY American English informal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them Dave has hit on most of the women in the department. → hit→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpushit on the idea of• We hit on the idea of a speak-out as a way to stop antiabortion opponents from setting the terms of the debate.• Organizers soon hit on the idea of broadening the January take by asking people to send money directly to the White House.• The plan might well have died then, had not Whiston hit on the idea of combining sound and light.• Dalek firepower threatens to destroy the expeditionary force until the attackers hit on the idea of disabling the city's power generators.• Edouard, searching around for a replacement, hit on the idea of Hugo Glendinning.

单词	hit on somebody/something
释义	hit on somebody/something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhit on somebody/something phrasal verb1 (also hit upon something)IDEA to have an idea or discover something suddenly or unexpectedly SYN come up with Then we hit on the idea of asking viewers to donate money over the Net.2 SYSEXY American English informal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them Dave has hit on most of the women in the department. → hit→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpushit on the idea of• We hit on the idea of a speak-out as a way to stop antiabortion opponents from setting the terms of the debate.• Organizers soon hit on the idea of broadening the January take by asking people to send money directly to the White House.• The plan might well have died then, had not Whiston hit on the idea of combining sound and light.• Dalek firepower threatens to destroy the expeditionary force until the attackers hit on the idea of disabling the city's power generators.• Edouard, searching around for a replacement, hit on the idea of Hugo Glendinning.
随便看	get £100/$200 etc for something get £2,000/$4,000 etc for doing something get) in into a jam get) in of a jam get) out into a jam get) out of a jam get-go get-out clause get-up-and-go get/be cross (with somebody) get/be fresh with somebody get/be given a bad press get/be given short shrift get/be given your cards get/be lumbered with something get/be taxed on get/be wise to somebody/something get/become emotional get/become frantic get/blow something out of proportion get/build somebody's hopes up get/build up a head of steam get/buy something second hand get/catch a whiff of something get/enter into the spirit (of something)