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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