hit on/upon sth
— phrasal verb with hit uk/hɪt/us/hɪt/verb present participle hitting, past tense and past participle hit
to think of an idea when you didn't expect or intend to, especially one that solves a problem:
When we first hit on the idea, everyone told us it would never work.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- meditate
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- thinking
- worry
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