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hit the rocks

hit the rocks verb: to reach a low point in one's pursuits.

Verb

hit the rocks (third-person singular simple present hits the rocks, present participle hitting the rocks, simple past and past participle hit the rocks)

  1. (idiomatic) To reach a low point in one's pursuits.

Forms of hit the rocks

third-person singular presenthits the rocks
present participlehitting the rocks
past participlehit the rocks
pasthit the rocks

Questions about hit the rocks

What does hit the rocks mean?
Hit the rocks means to reach a low point in one's pursuits.
What part of speech is hit the rocks?
Hit the rocks is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit the rocks?
The past tense of hit the rocks is hit the rocks.

Words near hit the rocks in the dictionary

  1. hit the pause button
  2. hit the pavement
  3. hit the rack
  4. hit the road
  5. hit the rock
  6. hit the rocks
  7. hit the roof
  8. hit the sack
  9. hit the sauce
  10. hit the sheets
  11. hit the shelves

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