hit it off

Example Sentences

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It didn't take them long to hit it off in that first meeting.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“By then, both of us had been through divorces and she had two small kids—Oliver and Kate—and I had one, Boston. We hit it off and agreed, ‘Let’s have fun until we don’t.’”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

"To say we hit it off was an understatement. We were literally joined at the hip," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

They hit it off so well right away that both knew they had to make it work.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

“Un cubano? Eso esta heavy duty. For a Rican to marry a Cuban he better be rich,” I said, joking, because Cubans and Puerto Ricans never hit it off.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez