hit town

hit town

To arrive in a particular city or town. I plan to come to your house as soon as I hit town—is that all right? Yeah, Ralph hit town yesterday, but I still haven't seen him.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hit town

Fig. to arrive in town. The minute he hit town, he checked into a hotel and took a long nap.
See also: hit, town
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • hit (someone) in (something)
  • hit in
  • hit me up
  • hit up
  • hit out for (some place)
  • hit on
  • hit on something
  • hit (up)on (something)
  • hit it with (one)
  • hit it with someone
References in periodicals archive
Petilla said the worst hit town was Palo where floods hit the barangays of Zone 1 Cabarasan Guti, Hibacaan, Cangumbang; Cogon Zone 1-3, Gacao Sitio Baluyan, Salvacion Zone 5; San Antonio, San Joaquin Zone 3, Tacuranga and Bunga.
BAGHDAD - A car bomb attack on the convoy of commander of Brigade 29 in Hit town kills an Iraqi soldier.
There will be a wave of criminal activity in Stirling between September 8 and 10, when some of the finest writers of murder and mayhem hit town for the Bloody Scotland International Crime Festival.
Metcalfe hit Town's third with a sweet left-foot volley from inside the box just before the break.
A CHARITY day is planned for New Mill on the day the Tour de Yorkshire cyclists hit town.
IT'S only weeks It's only days before The excitement starts And streets and windows Come alive with Christmas cheer The bears and clowns The buskers the shoppers All seem to hit town Around the Monument Things move fast What a cast what a show As the people pass What shall we see What shall we buy Do we need it Can we afford it As the people pass Another year has nearly Gone by It's been rough It's been smooth It's been a rush So many jobs won and lost The pressures been on And people have laughed and cried It's been swings and roundabouts Looking at the windows of fashion Are we all better off Do we put the heating on Or off and cook a hot meal Fenwicks window plays its part As we walk past With some good and bad news.
Tickets are scarce for this show, one of the biggest tours to hit town this year, but if you can grab a pair at DCU box office or Ticketmaster rates, they run in the $35 to $55 range.
Lakki Marwat, January 17, 2010 (Frontier Star): President of PML (Like Minded)Senator Salim Saifullah Khan Sunday visited the terrorist hit town of Shah Hassan Khel and expressed grave concern over the apathy of the federal government for what he called the "turning its back" on the victims of terrorist attack that killed 120 people and injured more than 200.
THOUSANDS were looking skywards over the weekend as the spectacular Rhyl Airshow hit town.
The fifth annual Elvis Festival hit town and thousands of visitors from all over the UK, Europe, the USA and Canada flocked to see what is one of the largest gatherings of Elvis tribute acts in the world.
Hardest hit town, says uSwitch.com, is Nottingham - with 64 per cent of net household income swallowed on bills.
More than 5,000 people have signed a petition against the Asda scheme claiming it could hit town trade and a number of local councillors are opposed to the plans.
A LITTLE part of the Wild West came to the Coventry area when a Native American village hit town.
1 when in Philadelphia is this: Resist the urge to hit town wearing nothing but a New England Patriots jersey and a great big smile.
The Alex was packed to the rafters as Fame The Musical hit town.