- hit for six
- Vrb phrs. To deal a severe blow, to vanquish, to affect someone severely. From the game of cricket and imagery associated with it. Informal Cf. 'knock for six'.
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Hit for Six — can mean:* A cricket expression when the the batsmen hits a six off the bowling. * Hit for Six (album), a music album. * Hit for Six (film), a 2007 Barbadian film about cricket staring Rudolph Walker … Wikipedia
hit for six — phrasal 1. Brit : to hit for six runs in cricket 2. Brit : to hit hard : defeat, trounce … Useful english dictionary
Hit for Six (film) — Hit for Six is a 2007 Barbadian sports drama film starring Andrew Pilgrim and Rudolph Walker. A West Indiancricket player, once accused of match fixing, fights to play in an international tournament and earn the respect of his estranged father, a … Wikipedia
Hit for Six (album) — Infobox Album Name = Hit for Six Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Consumed Released = November 2, 1999 Recorded = Nov, 1998 ndash; May, 1999 Genre = Punk rock Length = 33:51 Label = Fat Wreck Chords Producer = Andy Sneap Reviews = *Allmusic… … Wikipedia
Hit for six — confuse or disturb greatly: The bad news hit him for six ; (from cricket parlance) … Dictionary of Australian slang
hit for six — Australian Slang confuse or disturb greatly: The bad news hit him for six ; (from cricket parlance) … English dialects glossary
hit for six — Defeat resoundingly … A concise dictionary of English slang
hit/knock someone for six — hit/knock (someone) for six Brit informal : to have an unpleasant and shocking effect on (someone) The news of the accident really hit me for six. • • • Main Entry: ↑six … Useful english dictionary
hit/knock for six — hit/knock (someone) for six Brit informal : to have an unpleasant and shocking effect on (someone) The news of the accident really hit me for six. • • • Main Entry: ↑six … Useful english dictionary
hit someone for six — ► hit someone for six Brit. affect someone very severely. [ORIGIN: with allusion to a forceful hit that scores six runs in cricket.] Main Entry: ↑hit … English terms dictionary
