to hit the dance floor
2
3.9
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
salir a bailar
- To know that when I hit the dance floor at class, just 'doing my thing' is enough.
Examples
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I didn't feel like conversation, so I hit the dance floor.
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You could get her before she hits the dance floor.
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We get inside, order drinks, and hit the dance floor.
Blog text (32) -
Come on, tore, hit the dance floor.
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- Hit the dance floor in this attire tonight, and I guarantee you, you're gonna kill it, all right?
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As tensions have escalated, some Ukrainians have hit the dance floor in clubs to escape a sense of dread for a fleeting moment.
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Sometimes the women talk to the guys they're paying, and sometimes they want to take them out dancing or to a karaoke bar for the night (we're sure that every woman whose boyfriend loathes karaoke or refuses to hit the dance floor can relate).
Blog text (33) -
Macallan... lol I'm not laughing at you at all; I'm laughing with you. It's a damn fine scotch, especially for scum like me. Every time I go to this one bar, my bartender just pours me an almost full rocks glass of Macallan to sip on free of charge. I'm not elegant, though; I usually pound it down too quick and hit the dance floor and start going in there.
Blog text (18) -
As soon as the DJ played the latest hit, everyone rushed to hit the dance floor.
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At the party, when the lights dimmed, it was time to hit the dance floor and have some fun.
Synonyms
28
7.5
Dance energetically to lively upbeat music
11
8.9
To dance with a lot of energy to show skill or have fun
6
8.6
Enjoy yourself by dancing with a lot of energy
6
6.1
To move your body to music in a lively way
1
3.7
Stand up and walk onto the dance floor to dance
1
4.2
To do energetic acrobatic street dance moves to hip-hop music
1
8.8
To dance in a lively way to music
To start a lively dance or party atmosphere
To dance with great energy and make people excited
Dance quickly and happily to the beat of music
Antonyms
How Much Dancing
- Informal
5
4.4
579
1.0
- Informal
2
3.9
6
6.1
1
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase 'dance floor' is fully transparent, but the verb 'hit' here has a colloquial/metaphorical extension meaning 'go to/enter or begin using' (as in 'hit the road' or 'hit the books'). A B1 learner who knows literal senses may guess the general idea, but the collocational use of 'hit' to mean 'start/attend' is not fully predictable without exposure, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Hit the dance floor gives a simple picture: hit here means to go quickly onto the place, and the dance floor is the open area where people dance. So it means 'to begin dancing' or 'to go out and start dancing'.