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hit the rockTo make a gesture to show celebration, friendship, or to be part of a secret handshake by one person raising their fist so the fist is pointing at the person and the other person lightly punches the fist.Rate it:

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hit the rockTo use crack cocaine.Rate it:

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hit the rocksTo be at a low point in one's pursuits.Rate it:

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hit the roofTo be explosively angry.Rate it:

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Hit the RoofTo instantly loose temper, to get extremely furiousRate it:

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hit the sackTo go to bed.Rate it:

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hit the sackgo to bedRate it:

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hit the skidsto fail; declineRate it:

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hit the trailTo leave or depart.Rate it:

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one-hit wonderA recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success.Rate it:

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one-hit wonderA person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment.Rate it:

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pinch-hitTo bat in place of another player.Rate it:

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pinch-hitTo do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody.Rate it:

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нашла коса на камень (a scythe hit a rock)Means that two strong characters confronted and do not want to give in; similar to "he met his match" or "diamond cut diamond" Ни один ни другой ни в чём не хотят уступить друг другу. Имеется в виду одинаковое упрямство в отношении чего-либо, непримиримая оппозиция двух лиц, равных по силе характеров, по настойчивости в отношении � елаемого; столкновение взглядов, интересов, характеров.Rate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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exchange blowsHit each otherRate it:

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ground ball with eyesA weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.Rate it:

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kick rocksGo do something unproductive, go bother someone else, leave me alone, go away; See idioms: ‘take a hike,’ ‘hit the road,’ ‘beat it’Rate it:

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knock the living daylights out ofTo knock out; to hit and cause to be unconscious.Rate it:

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sock-it to em!Hit them hard with the price/cost/details/requirements/hard-facts/negative aspects/Sad Reality:Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.Rate it:

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run downTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.Rate it:

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knock downTo hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.Rate it:

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drive inTo hit the ball or reach base in such a way that a run scores.Rate it:

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tee offTo hit the first shot of the hole.Rate it:

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come on toTo make a romantic or sexual advance to; to hit on.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo hit someone, or behave violently towards them.Rate it:

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knock upTo gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.Rate it:

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mene mene tekel upharsinWords written by a mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar's palace, and interpreted by Daniel as predicting the doom of the king and his dynasty.Rate it:

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tail inTo fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.Rate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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hot buttonThe principal desire that a salesman needs to "hit" in order to make a sale.Rate it:

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péter un plombTo get angry, to shit a brickRate it:

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rem acu tetigistiyou have hit the nail on the head.Rate it:

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shoot the moonTo hit the moon, with a rocket or by other means.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate it:

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barrow manA man under sentence of transportation; alluding to the convicts at Woolwich, who are principally employed in wheeling barrows full of brick or dirt.Rate it:

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bulls eyedirect hitRate it:

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one twowall passRate it:

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pissing contestA boys' prankish competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall.Rate it:

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aries murum attingit, percutitthe battering-ram strikes the wall.Rate it:

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back intoTo back up or walk backwards and hit something.Rate it:

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bang awayto strike or hit repeatedlyRate it:

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big breakA breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry.Rate it:

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bottom edgeTo hit the ball with the bottom edge of the bat.Rate it:

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brickbatA piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club.Rate it:

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bricks and mortarAlternative form of brick and mortar.Rate it:

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caput parieti impingereto strike one's head against the wall.Rate it:

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chink upTo fill cracks in something, for example a wall.Rate it:

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de fond en comblefrom top to bottom, from wall to wallRate it:

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