Comes
Hit upon
Hit upon verb - To come upon unexpectedly or by chance.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Bar Brawl: When Claudia is being aggressively hit upon by a rather butch woman at the lesbian bar, Foxy comes in to rescue her.
Source: Film / Foxy Brown -
When time comes to battle him in the climax, the heroes have difficulty until they hit upon the idea of taunting him for his obvious efforts at compensation.
Source: Compensating for Something -
Unable to cut through the red tape to arrange transport for their patient, the doctors hit upon a counterintuitive solution: they call 911, which the ambulance service is contractually obliged to respond to, even when the call comes from a hospital.
Source: Cutting the Knot
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