hit the mark

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

Post

Example

“The training session hit the mark by giving new employees exactly the skills they needed.”

Dictionary details

Component words

hit mark

Tags

success

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

hit the jackpot Neutral · CEFR B1

To gain a remarkably favorable result, usually unexpectedly or through luck.

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

off the mark Neutral · CEFR B2

incorrect, inaccurate, or below the expected standard

a piece of cake Informal · CEFR A2

Something that is very easy to do.

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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