If you are tired after hitting all those nails on the head, then it is time to hit the hay.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

The bullets had hit the steel. The force of the bullets had knocked him down, but had not hurt him.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

They would hit the Confederates with so much strength in so many places that the rebels could not stop them.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

He also warned that the recovery could be threatened if any new problems hit the financial system.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

It means to travel or to leave a place, as suggested in this song, "Hit the Road."

VOA: special.2009.09.20

Betty Bonney sings about the way DiMaggio hit the ball very,very hard -- how he jolted it.

VOA: special.2011.04.04

When you hit the nail on the head,exactly on its top, it goes into the wood perfectly.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

It fires balls that burst and release a chili solution when they hit the elephant's skin.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

The twenty-two men rested until dark, listening to rain hit the roof of the farm house.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

And when someone says your words or actions hit the nail on the head, he means what you said or did was exactly right.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

A student might have to tell her friends she can not go with them to the movies because she has to hit the books.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

He got a metal shovel and hit the stone sides of the house so that the noise would warn the birds and animals of danger.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

It felt strange to run and not feel his feet when they hit the ground.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

But more than half the votes arrived before his private life hit the news.

VOA: special.2009.12.19