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[hit the bull's-eye]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

To go to the important part of the matter; reach the main question.

[hit the ceiling] or [hit the roof]  {v. phr.},  {slang}

To become violently angry; go into a rage.

When Elaine came home at three in the morning, her father hit the ceiling.

Bob hit the roof when Joe teased him.

Syn.: [BLOW A FUSE].

[hit the deck]  {v. phr.}

To get up from bed, to start working. (From sailor's language as in "All hands on the deck!")

[hit the dirt]  {v. phr.},  {slang},  {military}

To take cover under gunfire by falling on the ground.

[hit the fan]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

To become a big public problem or controversy.

[hit the hay] or [hit the sack]  {v. phr.},  {slang}

To go to bed.

The men hit the hay early, in order to be out hunting at dawn.

[hit the high spots]  {v. phr.}

To consider, mention, or see only the more important parts of something such as a book, war, or school course.

In his lecture, the speaker hit the high spots of his subject.

* /The first course in general science  […]

[hit the jackpot]  {v. phr.},  {slang}

To be very lucky or successful.

Mr. Brown invented a new gadget which hit the jackpot.

[hit the nail on the head]  {v. phr.}

To get something exactly right; speak or act in the most fitting or effective way.

[hit the road]  {v. phr.},  {slang}

1. To become a wanderer; to live an idle life; become a tramp or hobo.

When Jack's wife left him, he felt a desire to travel, so he hit the road.

2. To leave, especially in a car.

* /It is getting late, so I  […]