hit someone for six
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cricket, where hitting the ball over the boundary without it bouncing scores six runs, the maximum for one shot.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Verb
[edit]hit someone for six (third-person singular simple present hits someone for six, present participle hitting someone for six, simple past and past participle hit someone for six)
- (cricket) To score six points against (a bowler) by hitting the ball over the boundary.
- (idiomatic) To affect in a devastating way by some unexpected news.
- When I heard about the accident, it hit me for six.
- To hit another person very hard.
- When he swore at me again, I couldn't hold back. So, I hit him for six.
Translations
[edit]affect in a devastating way (by unexpected news)
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