hit up

1. (informal, transitive)To visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose.

   Why not hit him up for some assistance on the rebuilding project?

2. (transitive)To eat or drink; to buy a round of drinks.

   Jerry will hit up a round for us all.

3. (transitive)To embark on or devote oneself to (an activity); to perform or do (something).

   I hit up the computer to find the answer.

4. (ambitransitive, informal)To take (an intoxicating drug).

   He hit up with the heroin Jake brought him.

5. (slang, transitive)To request or demand; to confront verbally.

   He hit me up for twenty bucks.

1. Tom is always hitting me up for money.

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2. Hit me up if you have any more questions.

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3. I have to hit my parents up for the money.

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4. She doesn’t stop hitting me up for money.

   ruОна постоянно занимает у меня деньги. — marafon

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5. Sami hit me up a week before his birthday.

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irregular · Lesson

• hit onпройти, проходитиTo flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.
• hit upTo visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose.
• hit offTo play the first shot off the fairway.
• hit outTo strike out with the fist, usually without planning or accuracy.
• hit backTo retaliate
• hit withTo do something intended to punish or hurt (someone), especially as a sudden or surprise action.