What does hit the shops mean?

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hit the shops

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

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hits the shops (present, singular) hitting the shops (participle, present)

hit the shelves hit the stores hit the streets

hit the shelves hit the stores hit the streets

What does hit the shops mean?: To become available for purchase at retail locations.

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