What it means
To click with someone straight away and get on like you've known each other for years. The chat flows, the vibes are good, and suddenly you're swapping life stories in the queue like it’s a podcast. Can be mates, dates, coworkers, whoever. Honestly, it’s the social equivalent of finding a tenner in your old jacket.
Usage examples
"Met her at the pub and we hit it off straight away. Ten minutes in we’re debating crisp flavours and lining up a Tesco meal deal mission."
"We hit it off the moment we met, talked for hours like old friends."
"I was nervous about meeting her parents, but we hit it off straight away."
"I thought the flat viewing was gonna be dead awkward, but me and the landlord hit it off chatting about football and old pubs."
"They hit it off in the group chat before they’d even met, then turned up acting like cousins at the barbecue."
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Where it comes from
This one’s been around since the late 19th century in English. Earlier on, hit it off could mean making something go well or bringing it off neatly. That sense of landing right drifted into people too, so if you hit it off with someone, the connection clicks fast and the whole chat runs on easy mode.
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