Emotions & feelings

still hit someone

continue to affect emotionally

If something still hits you, it continues to affect you strongly, especially emotionally.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you still feel sad about the ending?

Yes, it still hits me.

Play the conversation

That final scene still hits me every time I watch the film.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: That scene still hits to me emotionally.

Say: That scene still hits me emotionally.

Use “hit someone” with a direct object; do not add “to” before the person affected.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

something still hits someone; something still hit me

Your turn: say it out loud

That final scene still hits me every time I watch the film.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

still hit someone

continue to affect emotionally

“That final scene still hits me every time I watch the film.”

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