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Hit back

Attack or criticise(inseparable)

“We need to HIT BACK before someone notices.”

Hit for

Get someone to pay or donate money(separable)

“The investment HITD OFF FOR.”

Hit it off

Have a good relationship from the first time you meet a person

“We HIT IT OFF immediately and became firm friends.”

Hit it off with

Like someone from the first time you meet them(inseparable)

“We need to HIT IT OFF WITH before someone notices.”

Hit on

Have an idea(inseparable)

“I”

Hit out at

Respond angrily to criticism(inseparable)

“We need to HIT OUT AT before someone notices.”

Hit up

Inject drugs(separable)

“We need to HIT UP before someone notices.”

Hit up on

Inject drugs(inseparable)

“We need to HIT UP ON before someone notices.”

Hit upon

Have an idea(inseparable)

“We need to HIT UPON before someone notices.”

Hit with

Surprise someone with some information or news(separable)

“The police were HITTING WITH a tip from an informer.”

Hive off

Separate part of a company or service, often by selling it(separable)

“We need to HIVE OFF before someone notices.”

Hold against

Have a grudge against someone, or little respect(separable)

“She HOLDS AGAINST her older sister.”

Hold back

Not show emotion(separable)

“It was really hard to HOLD BACK the tears.”

Hold back from

Not allow yourself to do something(inseparable)

“We need to HOLD BACK FROM before someone notices.”

Hold down

Keep a job(separable)

“Why do you HOLDE ON DOWN complaining?”

Hold forth

State your opinions about something, especially when talking for a long time and boringly

“The manager HELD FORTH on the topic for about twenty minutes.”

Hold off

When bad weather doesn't appear(separable)

“The rain HELD OFF until we'd got back home.”

Hold off on

Delay(inseparable)

“We should HOLD OFF ON the announcement.”

Hold on

Wait

“HOLD ON a moment.”

Hold on to

Hold tightly(inseparable)

“HOLD ON TO a moment.”

Hold onto

Keep as long as possible(inseparable)

“It tried to HOLD ONTO my cash during the holiday so I could buy some duty free stuff on the way back.”

Hold out

Resist(separable)

“We need to HOLD OUT before someone notices.”

Hold out against

Try to reject(inseparable)

“He HOLDED OUT AGAINST my concerns.”

Hold out for

Wait for something better or refuse something now for something better in the future(inseparable)

“HOLD OUT FOR a moment.”