A red horseshoe magnet tied with a ribbon bow rests on sand beside a metal ball and a curved trail.

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Angela Chase

These guys started hitting on us.

— My So-Called Life  ·  1994

Behind the line

What it means

Our 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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