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to hit the gym

to hit the gym

8 3.6
To go to the gym to exercise
  • phrasal verb
  • Informal
translation icon : ir al gimnasio
  • Let's hit the gym.
  • time to hit the gym
  • hit the gym regularly
  • hit the gym each day

I still hit the gym very regularly.

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Examples

  • Maybe you should start hitting the gym.

    Absolute Deception (2013)

  • - You hit the gym a lot, do you?

    The Pacifier (2005)

  • We're just going to hit the gym tomorrow, you know, work it out.

  • Sounds to me like somebody needs to hit the gym.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I still hit the gym very regularly.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • - Just keep hitting the gym every day, I guess.

    Killer Prom (2020)

  • Got to hit the gym, babe.

    Do Your Worst (2023)

  • I'm back up to full strength and am hitting the gym every other day.

    Blog text (16)

  • Recharge, hit the gym, get your hair done, go to a long lunch, read a good book, take a class.

    Blog text (4)

  • I plan to hit the gym after work to improve my fitness.

Synonyms

to work out
vsto hit the gym
155 2.0

To exercise to improve your health

goes to a specialised indoor place to train the body
to exercise
vsto hit the gym
114 1.0

Do physical activity to make your body stronger and healthier

involves doing such activities at a specific indoor place
exercising
vsto hit the gym
9 1.0

Physical activity you do to keep fit and healthy

names going to a specialised indoor place to train the body

Antonyms

to skip the gym
  • Informal
1 4.1

Choose not to go to a planned gym workout

How Active

to train
442 1.0
to work out
155 2.0
to hit the gym
  • Informal
8 3.6

Surface Forms

hit the gym infinitive

Morphology

hit + the + gym

The literal meaning of 'hit' (to strike or to reach) does not directly yield 'go to', but English has a colloquial pattern where 'hit' + place (hit the road, hit the books, hit the gym) means 'visit/go to'. This metaphorical, idiomatic extension is partially predictable from usage patterns but not fully derivable by a B1 learner without exposure, so it is best classified as semi-transparent.

Etymology

Hit the gym comes from everyday speech where hit is used to mean 'go to' a place quickly and gym is the place for exercise. That's why the phrase means 'to go to the gym to exercise'.