hit the jackpot

Register · Neutral Neutral — appropriate in most situations, both spoken and written, without sounding too casual or too stiff. CEFR B1

Post

Example

“The tiny studio hit the jackpot when its first game became a global success.”

Dictionary details

Component words

hit

Tags

luck
success

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

hit the mark Neutral · CEFR B1

to produce exactly the intended effect or be correct

hit home Neutral · CEFR B2

make someone fully understand or feel the importance of something

hit the bottle Informal · CEFR B2

to begin drinking alcohol heavily, often in response to personal distress

a piece of cake Informal · CEFR A2

Something that is very easy to do.

keep your fingers crossed Informal · CEFR A2

To hope strongly that something good will happen.

so far so good Informal · CEFR A2

used to say that things have gone well up to now

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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