If we don't hit it to-day we'll do so to-morrow, or the next day, or the day after that.

At last, however, they hit upon a dried up nullah, and followed it along, listening as they went to the progress the boar was making among the bamboos on their right.

"You've hit the nail on the head."

" "I thank you, sir," Kitwater replied, "you've hit it exactly.

Have I guessed correctly?" "You have hit the mark exactly," Kitwater replied.

When I reached my hotel again, and went to bed, I lay awake half the night endeavouring to arrive at an understanding of it; but, try how I would, I could not hit upon a satisfactory solution.

On the other hand the Duke of Portland, who held on too long, was so hard hit that he had to solicit the post of Captain-General of Jamaica.

Thus shoot I arrows many, and without falsehood I have hit the mark.

A grizzled head telescoping out of the other end of the wigwam and a husky voice calling down celestial fury upon them, would signalise a hit.

Hubbard was hard hit by the strike in 1917 which fact has evidently won him the significant title of "a vicious little anti-labor reptile."

But the fact remains that the only men hit by bullets were those who were in the forefront of the mob.

'Being driven out of my capital,' said he, 'and coming into that country of turnips, where I was adored, I seemed to be arrived in my Hanoverian dominions'no bad hit at George II.

On one occasion they seem to have hit on a 'deserving case;' a slight skirmish with the watch ended in a rescue, and the erring creature was taken off to a house of respectability sufficient to protect her.

she will hit thee still in the teeth with her first husband; if a young widow, she is often insatiable and immodest.

He perished also, for in order to make the soldiers angry enough to destroy him he immediately hit one with his fist and with a leap gave another a violent kick.

In her haste to keep the pail from being overturned Cordelia hit it with her foot, upsetting it herself.

But I couldn't draw Petherton's fire again, for his gun had been knocked out by this direct hit.

Then the first eleven guards fell back, and when the formation hit the second's line the latter broke like paper, and the first streamed through for a dozen yards.

Dog-gone if I don't believe you've hit the nail on the head, Mr. Carroll!" "What nail?" "About her bein' the woman in the taxi.

" "Money in it, eh?" "Biggest hit of the century, I should think.

We couldn't even see what hit us!" Commander Lewis spoke up.

But Frank was a true Yankee, and fruitful in expedients, and he soon hit upon a plan, which he was about putting into execution, when a strong, cheery voice called out: "Arrah, me boy!

"Please don't, James," urged Frank; "I'm afraid you will hit the schooner.

He was a very accurate thrower, and, for some time, had hopes of being able to bring down the 'coon; but, although the missiles frequently hit him, Archie could not throw them with sufficient force; and he again turned his attention to the tree.

"Hit the tree again, George," exclaimed Harry, throwing down his 'coon, and bringing his gun to his shoulder.