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hit on (someone)
Definition
1. To woo; to flirt. 2. To proposition; to attempt to seduce; to make sexual advances on someone.
SYNONYMS: make a pass at (someone); put the moves on (someone).
Quote: Ronald (Groucho Marx) and Beatrice (Lisette Verea) in A Night in Casablanca (1946):
-- Ronald Kornblow: ' You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.'
-- Beatrice Reiner: ' Am I really? '
-- Ronald Kornblow: ' No, but I don't mind lying if it's going to get me somewhere.'
3. Or: hitting on , to criticize another.
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HISTO
histology
Histoplasmosis
historical drama
historical method
Historical Reenactment
history
histrionic
HISWTR
hit
hit a lick
hit and miss
hit and run guy
hit and run sex
hit it off
hit on (someone)
hit on Rosy Palmhit or miss
hit skins
hit the deck running
hit the deep
hit the ham
hit the hay
hit the kitten
hit the nail on the head
hit the road
hit the sack with
hit the sheets
hit the slit
hit the top
hit the triangle
hit-and-run marriage