to not know what hit somebody
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to become extremely shocked or confused as a result of something undesirable that suddenly happens
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Idiom
Informal
例子
A sinfully attractive man who knows what he wants, Rafael seduces Cherri before she knows what hits her.
When the company announced layoffs, some employees did n't know what hit them.
