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These guys started hitting on us.
— Angela · My So-Called Life
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An editorial interpretation.
Some guys began flirting with the speaker and a companion, and the speaker reports it plainly. 'Hitting on' suggests forward romantic attention, and 'started' marks it as a sudden turn of events, though the wording does not show whether it was welcome or a nuisance.
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