put a hit (out) on (one)

put a hit (out) on (one)

slang To order for one to be assassinated. Usually said in reference to organized crime. The mob put a hit out on the accountant because he had agreed to testify in court. It turns out that he had put a hit on the owner of the business so that he could gain control of it.
See also: hit, on, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • put a contract out on
  • put a contract out on (one)
  • fall
  • stool on (one)
  • stool on someone
  • be in the pay of (someone or something)
  • be in the pay of somebody/something
  • mislead
  • mislead (one) about (something)
  • mislead about