Meaning of hit it for six | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To hit a cricket ball over the boundary of a cricket pitch and thus score six runs.
2. To hit something hard.
3. To be exceedingly successful at (a particular enterprise).

Examples

“25 Aug 2005, , British pilot who saved palace dies, Tampa Bay Timeshttps://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/06/29/british-pilot-who-saved-palace-dies/ “There was no time to weigh up the situation,” Mr. Holmes recalled afterward. His airplane looked so flimsy, I didn’t think of it as solid and substantial. I just went on and hit it for six. I thought my aircraft would cut right through it, not allowing for the fact that his plane was as strong as mine!””

“If you tried an offbeat last question, he(Tony Blair)’d always hit it for six and everyone was happy.”

“Mercedes-Benz has mastered EV brake pedal feel, with a smooth and easy feel between regeneration and braking. Most other manufacturers still can’t get this combination right, so it’s good to see Benz hit it for six on its first attempt.”

“JAEKAE: Free all my G’s, they got locked for licks. Five minutes of fame and I’m hittin’ for six. Past seven, eight, nine, and you’re in my bits.”

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