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hits the high notes

hits the high notes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the high notes.

Meaning of hit the high notes

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To produce or attain, at least for a period of time, an especially satisfactory degree of achievement or fulfilment.
    • The flavors of the food hit the high notes: the rightly famous Canlis salad, the signature Peter Canlis sweet prawns floating on a sea of butter, and a succulent Kobe-style steak.2008 April 24, Leslie Kelly, “Sound and bites pair well at these places”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 16 Nov 2017

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

Words near hits the high notes in the dictionary

  1. hits the ground running
  2. hits the gym
  3. hits the hay
  4. hits the head
  5. hits the headlines
  6. hits the high notes
  7. hits the jackpot
  8. hits the mark
  9. hits the nail on the head
  10. hits the pan
  11. hits the pavement

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