Talking about people and relationships
Describe how you get along with someone, explain a misunderstanding, and talk about changes in a relationship with language that fits the situation.
For learners who already use English and want everyday expressions to feel more natural and precise.
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Simple English can already express the idea clearly. A useful expression gives you another natural way to say it when the meaning and tone fit.
Amara and I got along easily when we met at the gathering.
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Amara and I hit it off at the gathering—we spent most of the evening chatting.
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“Hit it off” means get along easily and enjoy each other’s company, often soon after meeting.
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Your situation
You met your new neighbor Amara at a building gathering. You talked easily for most of the evening and made each other laugh. A friend asks how the gathering went.
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Example journey · hit it off
5 expressions
"Hit it off" reports that two people (or a person and a group) have an easy, mutual rapport — they get along well and enjoy each other's company.
To have an argument or disagreement with someone that damages the relationship — you stop being on friendly terms, at least for a while, specifically because…
To end an argument, disagreement, or falling-out with someone and become friendly again — the natural resolution of a rupture that already existed.
To unintentionally annoy, irritate, or offend someone through your manner, tone, personality, habits, or a specific comment or decision.
To genuinely admire someone and see them as a role model — someone whose character, achievements, or example is worth aspiring to.
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