hit it off
B1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
When two people meet and immediately like each other very much.
Meanings
1 B1
idiomatic
informal
To immediately develop a good, friendly relationship with someone upon meeting them.
"The two new colleagues hit it off immediately and were having lunch together on their first day."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Always used with a plural subject or 'with' ('they hit it off' or 'she hit it off with him'). Describes mutual instant chemistry or rapport. Very common in everyday conversation. Cannot be separated ('it' is a fixed part of the expression).
Commonly used with
immediately straight away right away at once instantly
Forms
Base
hit it off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hits it off
he/she/it
Past simple
hit it off
yesterday
Past participle
hit it off
have + pp
-ing form
hitting it off
continuous
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