hit it off

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle off

Usefulness

Meanings

1

Quickly become friendly with someone

Social Fitinformal

Why “off”? Two people quickly feel comfortable and friendly with each other.

They hit it off straight away.
They quickly became friendly straight away.
Leo and Sam hit it off at lunch.
Leo and Sam quickly became friendly at lunch.

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