hit it for six

present singular third person hits it for six · participle present hitting it for six

1. To hit a cricket ball over the boundary of a cricket pitch and thus score six runs.

   Synonyms: hit out of the park

2. To hit something hard.

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   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!”

3. To be exceedingly successful at (a particular enterprise).

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

   2015 December 12, James Naughtie, “Sparring with Blair, eating squirrel and that Jeremy Hunt slip - why I’ll miss the Today programme”, in daily mail.co.uk

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   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.

   2019 May 16, “Driving Mercedes-Benz’s first-ever pure-electric vehicle”, in stuff.co.nz

   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.

   2020 January 9, “1AM”, in Nasty, performed by Jaykae and Kida Kudz