phrasal verb / idiom · informal
hit it off
UK/ˌhɪt ɪt ˈɒf/US/ˌhɪt ɪt ˈɔːf/hit·it·OFF
speaking
to quickly form a friendly relationship with someone
Examples
“We hit it off the moment we met at university.”
“They hit it off during the group project and kept in touch afterwards.”
“I didn’t expect to hit it off with my new boss, but we get on well.”
Band 8 sentence
“We hit it off instantly at the conference — there was an effortless rapport that made collaboration very natural.”
Collocations
- hit it off with someone
- really hit it off
Word family
hit it off with verb phrase
Common mistakes
hit on→hit it off
hit off→hit it off
Say it for a higher band
5like someone→6get on well with→7+hit it off
Synonyms
get on well (with)
click (with someone)
Easily confused
get on well (with)
“They hit it off at the conference and have become friends ever since.”
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