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Hit back
Attack or criticise
“The president HIT BACK at her critics in a speech last night.”
Hit for
Get someone to pay or donate money
“They HIT the sponsors FOR a lot of money.”
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
“I HIT IT OFF WITH her immediately.”
Hit on
Have an idea
“She HIT ON him at the party and they went back to her house.”
Hit out at
Respond angrily to criticism
“The government HIT OUT AT the media for their negativity.”
Hit up
Inject drugs
“She's been HITTING UP for years.”
Hit up on
Inject drugs
“He's been HITTING UP ON heroin for years.”
Hit upon
Have an idea
“It took us ages to HIT UPON a solution.”
Hit with
Surprise someone with some information or news
“He HIT me WITH the details of their demands.”
Hive off
Separate part of a company or service, often by selling it
“They HIVED OFF the retail operations.”
Hold against
Have a grudge against someone, or little respect
“He was very rude, but I won't HOLD it AGAINST him.”
Hold back
Not show emotion
“It was really hard to HOLD BACK the tears.”
Hold back from
Not allow yourself to do something
“I had to HOLD BACK FROM losing my temper with them.”
Hold down
Keep a job
“He's so unreliable that he can never HOLD DOWN a job for more than a couple of months.”
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
“The rain HELD OFF until we'd got back home.”
Hold off on
Delay
“The government has been HOLDING OFF ON electoral reform for ages.”
Hold on
Wait
“Could you HOLD ON for a minute; she'll be free in a moment.”
Hold on to
Hold tightly
“I HELD ON TO my luggage while I was waiting fr the taxi so that it didn't get stolen.”
Hold onto
Keep as long as possible
“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
“When the enemy attacked, they HELD OUT for six weeks.”
Hold out against
Try to reject
“The staff are HOLDING OUT AGAINST the plans to reduce the workforce.”
Hold out for
Wait for something better or refuse something now for something better in the future
“We are HOLDING OUT FOR a much better deal than the one offered.”