A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

hit bottom • hit the roof
hit bottom —(of prices, sales, etc.) reach the lowest or worst
point (also: touch bottom): Our profits have hit bottom. This
is our worst year ever.
hit the roof —(also: go through the roof ) 
1
. show extreme anger
about smth.: The Prime Minister and his cabinet would hit
the roof if they knew half of the things that went on. 2. (of
prices, sales, etc.) increase very rapidly; surpass the expected
limit: Once the summer season hits and tourism begins to
rise, gas prices hit the roof.
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hit close to home • hit home
hit close to home —negatively affect smb.’s personal feelings
or interests: This story hit close to home as I know Warren
Driscoll who was the tow truck driver who was hit.
hit home —have a strong emotional impact when fully real-
ized: It wasn’t until I read that story that the full horror of
what happened in New Orleans finally hit home for me.
hit it • hit it out of the ball park
hit it—(coll.) find, often by chance, the right answer; say or
do exactly the right thing: Yes, that’s just what I mean — you’ve
hit it!
hit it out of the ball park —(coll., also: knock it out of the ball
park) do smth. exceptionally well: I was out of my mind with
the possibility of playing that character because I knew I could
hit it out of the ball park.
hit it off • hit it up
hit it off —(coll.) get on well with a person: How nice that
the two girls hit it off so well.
hit it up —(U.S. sl.) drink excessively: You’re still hitting it
up, I see. Joe, take that bottle away from him.
hit it off with someone • make a hit with someone
hit it off with someone —(coll.) establish a strong friendly
relationship with a person: She finds it hard to make friends,
and she hasn’t really hit it off with her roommate.
make a hit with someone —(coll.) make a strong impression
on a person: You certainly made a hit with my mother-in-
law. I hope you will be available soon for our other daughter’s
wedding.