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hit it off

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hit it off
一见如故

Date: Apr 26 2012

Themes: Friend

Quote

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“I hit it off with Jennifer right away. We’re both from Kentucky, so we had an automatic connection.”

- Josh Hutcherson talking about his Hunger Games co-star, Jennifer Lawrence. (Us Weekly)

“我马上就和詹妮弗 (Jennifer) 一见如故。我们都来自肯塔基州,所以有一种必然联系。”
— 乔什·哈彻森 (Josh Hutcherson) 谈论他在《饥饿游戏》中的合作演员詹妮弗·劳伦斯 (Jennifer Lawrence)

Definition

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get along well with someone you just met

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When you first meet someone, it isn’t a good idea to hit them. That would definitely make a bad impression. On the other hand, if the two of you hit it off, that’s great!

When two people hit it off, they get along really well right away. They experience an instant connection and become friends quickly. That’s what happened between Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence when they met on the set of The Hunger Games. They had something in common, because they both come from the same state. So they were able to connect and get along right away.

It’s a good thing that Josh and Jennifer hit it off, because they had to spend a lot of time together making The Hunger Games. In the movie, they play two teens chosen, along with 22 others, to fight to the death as a form of entertainment. So not only did they hit it off, but they also had to hit each other—at least on screen!

Hit it off isn’t the only idiom using the verb “hit.” If you hit on someone, you try to flirt with them and get them to like you in a romantic way. If you hit it big, you have success. Hitting the jackpot is even better; that means becoming extremely successful, especially with money.

When was the last time you met someone with whom you really hit it off? Do you usually hit it off with people right away, or do you need to get to know people before forming a friendship with them?

Examples

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“Our friends introduced us and we hit it off immediately and spent the whole night talking to each other.”

“It looks like Jake and Danielle are really hitting it off. They’ve been laughing all night.”

“We didn’t hit it off at first, but over time we became good friends.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Manu4 To connect with another person immediately
by Manu4
steffie001 to become the friends immediately in the first meet
by steffie001
goodmahsa He gets along very well with Jennifer and everything goes really well
by goodmahsa
nastaran.k I guess it means that I made a friendship with jeniffer?no?
by nastaran.k
To quickly become good friends with someone.
by candycandice
from my way of thinking hit it off means two people really get along with each other the first time they meet.they found that they had a lot in common and there is a vibe between them
by arianna huang
Anjelica to become friends very fast
by Anjelica
Ahshan make a good friendship with somebody.
by Ahshan
anges491 be naturally friendly or well suited, like
by anges491
It's maybe when u have something common with somebody unexpectedly
by Perfectionist
Jeyran to get on well
by Jeyran
to become close people at the first sight
by Irene Forever
cubi1604 Get along well with someone- Like someone at first sight
by cubi1604
Crizsearch means become friendly
by Crizsearch

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ZezoMO

ZezoMO

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

heeelp please …!!!


who can give me  examples about…


-Revenuse


-Gross domestic product per capita

06:16 PM Apr 26 2012 |

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kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

Dear, Julito :) Such things like age, weight, height etc are absolutely not important in the Internet. Sometimes these things are not so important in real life too :) I agree with you 100%

05:10 PM Apr 26 2012 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

Its amazing how well  I have hit it off  from the start  with some EB members ,age gap ,nationality, was not an impediment  at all. We may have   different cultures , religion, tastes for food but the heart , simpathy, and the problems  are the same everywhere.  Smile

hancock7

Egypt

to get on with someone quickly 

03:19 PM Apr 26 2012 |

heshang

heshang

China

hit it off then become good friend.you may be have a good friend who understand you

02:20 PM Apr 26 2012 |

mima25

mima25

Poland


It’s not honest to say that a person is talkative, helpful and never make a poker face towards another if this one refuses other members to communicate. It’s a simply question of having the willpower and ideas to develop subjects.


People give or ask some private information to make conversation more interesting and it’s not nasty or too nosy.


Hit it off= making long-term relationship without lies.



 


01:03 PM Apr 26 2012 |

a223462189

a223462189

Taiwan

i hope i have a friend who really understands me…...


11:17 AM Apr 26 2012 |

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nfrtary

nfrtary

Egypt

well 


i don`t believe about first imprission at least for me beaucuse alwaye when i took bad first imprission with someoone would be my close friend in the future i have story for that (someday i had my coleague i hated here and abig enimyes to her without any virtual reason i just saw her all the time show off and i hated to make that with me , u know this girl become my colse and beloved friends to me now …... so i don`t ever believe the first imprion.


i can hit it off when anybody but actually that hapeened to me only one time when i saw guy we had lotas in common things betwen us and we get along fastly but u know i don`t why the matters aren`t go like the first i mean by time the matters becime more complicated and the relation go far step by step then become one of my colleague after he was my close friiend i don`t know if the reason me or him :( 


about your question kotlesya i think i am the same here and there and i think via internet there is border betwen people not like the real world is open more :D

FUN777

FUN777

Egypt

It’s so wonderful thing to hit it off with someone at the moment that we just meet, but maybe it’s just a fake impression or attraction, so it happens that we meet people and we don’t like them at first but after that we maybe become best friends.

samirah

samirah

Saudi Arabia

I hit it off once with a friend of mine right waya,she has got a good disposition.I like talking with people who always break the ice.

h.nastaran

h.nastaran

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

hit with some one off is making friendship, but sometimes differences make your attention to the others.so I think this subject is not so important. I think its more important “are you accept with theme for friendship or not?!”

07:09 AM Apr 26 2012 |

gerelmgg

gerelmgg

Mongolia

hi all

06:53 AM Apr 26 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

There is no problem for me to hit it off with people right away. I’m easy going and  talkative sort of person since my childhood. I can even talk to the strangers on the streets ( if they need my help, ask me about the route or just want to talk to somebody) and hit it off with :D. I will never make a poker face and pass by the stranger who is trying to talk to me.


I will gladly talk to people about everything they like, but I’m usually very careful with any private information about myself.  I need to get to know people  a little bit better before I  open my soul and let them come in it.


In truth, very often it’s needn’t to open soul and go into the details about myself. The talk about abstract things with a laugh is pretty enough for the people which are hitting off.


One  forum I’m a member of asked a question yesterday: “Is your behavior  the same on the Internet and in real life?” Many people said they are more open in the Internet and some said they are the same no difference for them between virtual and real communication.


I’m also the same person everywhere: talkative and easy going. No matter for me where to get along in real life or here. Laughing

mâŋä

mâŋä

Saudi Arabia

 I learned a new slang today,that’s great.

05:18 AM Apr 26 2012 |

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linglinghuang

China

There is no dialogue today.I usually won’t hit it off with others.In Chinese,I think it can be translated into 一见如故。Is there any Chinese agree with me?

05:18 AM Apr 26 2012 |

sw8tart

sw8tart

United Arab Emirates

Good friend hard 2 find

04:21 AM Apr 26 2012 |

farid1390

farid1390

Afghanistan

nice topic,


 

03:31 AM Apr 26 2012 |

Artdee

Artdee

Thailand

I hited it off when I saw a girl and after that we became a close friend.

02:09 AM Apr 26 2012 |

nancy.xu

nancy.xu

China

Hit it off is important when you want to make friends with someone, having common topic, understand each other’s character, even similar hobbies may be the performance.Cool

01:20 AM Apr 26 2012 |

La Princesse de la vie

Egypt

I don’t get along with people so quickly, I always need to take my time before I deal naturally with them, it’s not a kind of caution, but it’s a part of my character.. :]

12:18 AM Apr 26 2012 |

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