fraros
Joined: 08 Feb 2006
Posts: 2
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:19 pm
Post subject: Hit the lights |
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hey there,
I can't quite make out the meaning of the expression "(to) hit the lights"
I found it in different contexts, and I don't know whether it's, like, plain and simple "(to) switch on the lights", or maybe it's something else...
For instance, it's in Bruce Springsteen's "Highway patrolman" (awesome song!):
"[...] Well I went out and I jumped in my car and I hit the lights
Well I must of done one hundred and ten through Michigan county that night [...]"
if it meant like I said, it'd make perfect sense, but... I don't know, I'm just not quite convinced...
ok, thank you in advance to everyone
Francesco
Last edited by fraros on Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:14 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Bob Ancients
Joined: 16 Feb 2006
Posts: 2
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:41 pm
Post subject: Hit the Lights |
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It does mean either open (turn on) or close (turn off) the lights, though more often than not the latter, laced with a sense of urgency or detachment.
I haven't heard it used in any other context. |
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