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hits a lick

hits a lick is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit a lick.

Meaning of hit a lick

Verb

hit a lick (third-person singular simple present hits a lick, present participle hitting a lick or hittin' a lick, simple past and past participle hit a lick)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, idiomatic, slang, African-American Vernacular) To earn a large sum of money in a short amount of time, usually illegally.
    • I figure frauds never hit a lick before
      So they don't know the feeling when them things get across2007, “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)…”, in American Gangster, performed by Jay-Z

Questions about hits a lick

What is hits a lick the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits a lick is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit a lick.

Words near hits a lick in the dictionary

  1. hitpoints
  2. hits
  3. hits a brick wall
  4. hits a false note
  5. hits a home run
  6. hits a lick
  7. hits a snag
  8. hits a stain
  9. hits a wall
  10. hits above one's weight
  11. hits and runs

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