hit someone for six

Meaning

Verb

To score six points against (a bowler) by hitting the ball over the boundary.
To affect in a devastating way by some unexpected news.
To hit another person very hard.

Origin

From cricket, where hitting the ball over the boundary without it bouncing scores six runs, the maximum for one shot.

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