hit a lick

== English == === Alternative forms === hit licks, hit them licks === Etymology === In its basic meaning, a reference to a robbery of a liquor store. === Verb === hit a lick (third-person singular simple present hits a lick, present participle hitting a lick or hittin' a lick, simple past and past participle hit a lick) (African-American Vernacular, MLE, MTE, slang, idiomatic) To earn a large sum of money in a short amount of time, usually illegally. Coordinate term: hit a stain