hit on
verb- To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc. · That's the third guy that has hit on her tonight.· Guys are hitting on them almost all the time.
- To discover, pinpoint; to think up; to realize. · He hit on a great idea for improving the design.· I think you've just hit right on the solution.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, on.
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