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Obama hits out at Clinton for negative campaign
Hits out… who ever heard of such a thing? I guess you will save the term “LASHES OUT” for the Republican candidate?
Michael
What does “hits out” mean? I’ve never used “hits out” in my life and I have never heard anyone use it.
B.E.
It’s not terribly obscure. My dictionary includes the following as one definition for the word hit: “to assail effectively and sharply (often fol. by out): The speech hits out at warmongering.” GBU Editor
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Not everybody reading news articles has a dictionary at the ready. I consider myself reasonably capable with language, and I had not, to my best recollection, ever heard of that usage for “hit”.
I am all for more erudite newswriters, but leaning on obscurity does not help anyone.
I’ve never heard “hit off”. It’s very obscure.
It is a typo I believe. The line should read as -
“Obama hits-it-off at Clinton for negative campaign.”
No?
The truth needs no moderation.