hit it off，what's the meaning, and how to use the phrase?

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"Hit it off" means to get along really well.  "They hit it off the second they met."

There's an analogy here, but no-one seems to admit it! :)  I'm thinking of a successful play, eg. hitting a baseball really well, starting a sports game... (I might be on the wrong track here)

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hit it off (with someone):

Fig. to quickly become good friends with someone. 

ex. Look how John hit it off with Mary. 
ex. Yes, they really hit it off.

hit it off (with somebody):

to be friendly with each other immediately.

ex. She hit it off with Dean and soon the two of them set out on a cross-country adventure. 
ex. We hit it off beautifully – we liked all the same things, and we liked each other a lot. 

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hit+it+off

:)

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