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

hit me • hit me up
hit me —
1
. (sl.) tell me; say it now: When I said it was bad
news, he said, “Hit me. Let’s have it.” 2. (card games) give me
another card: The old man looked at his cards carefully, then
said, “Hit me.”
hit me up —(sl.) call me up: Hit me up Saturday and let me
know what’s up. Cf.: hit me on the hip —(sl.) call me on my
pager (usually clipped to a belt): When you need me, just hit
me on the hip.
hit pay dirt • hit the dirt
hit pay dirt—find smth. of value or financially rewarding:
His first two plays did not do well. But he hit pay dirt with
the third.
hit the dirt—fall to the ground suddenly (to avoid being
shot, etc.): He hit the dirt the moment before the grenade ex -
ploded.
Note: 
The expression does not fully correlate in meaning with
the phrase hit the dust—
1
. = hit the dirt: The deputies hit the
dust, drawing their weapons, while Jimmy took off running.
2. fall out of the competition: Lots of stores are about to hit the
dust for sure. I am trying to hold on to see if this pulls out of
the slump.
hit the bull’s eye • hit the eye
hit the bull’s eye—(also: strike the bull’s eye) 
1
. attain the
intended object; succeed: The public is a very curious animal
and … how difficult it is to tell what will hit the bull’s eye.
2. guess the right thing; give a correct answer: I implemented
a policy of giving partial credit for answers that are close, but
didn’t hit the bull’s eye.
hit the eye —(also: strike the eye) be very obvious or impres-
sive; make a strong impact: What immediately hits the eye on
this island is its distinctive harmony: nature, climate, and ways
of life are harmoniously amalgamated.