Collocations for hit - noun
1. act of hitting sth/sb
ADJ.
direct
VERB + HIT
give sth, make, score
Give it a good hit At last he managed to score a hit.
Give it a good hit At last he managed to score a hit.
receive, suffer, take
One of the tanks took a direct hit.
One of the tanks took a direct hit.
HIT + NOUN
list
She was at the top of the terrorists'' hit list (= the list of people they intended to kill) for over two years. | Which services are on the government''s hit list?
She was at the top of the terrorists'' hit list (= the list of people they intended to kill) for over two years. | Which services are on the government''s hit list?
man, squad
He claimed that a hit man had been paid £20,000 to kill him.
He claimed that a hit man had been paid £20,000 to kill him.
2. sb/sth that is very popular
ADJ.
big, greatest, huge, massive, real, smash
The show has been a smash hit.
The show has been a smash hit.
immediate, instant | box-office, chart
The band are here to promote their latest chart hit.
The band are here to promote their latest chart hit.
HIT + NOUN
album, film, movie, record, show, single, song | parade
(old-fashioned) The single was number one in the British hit parade
(old-fashioned) The single was number one in the British hit parade
PREP.
~ with
The series has been a big hit with children.
The series has been a big hit with children.