Definitions

hit the bull's-eye

VERB

fulfill

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplish achieve answer conclude conform discharge do effect effectuate execute fill finish implement keep meet obey observe perfect perform please realize render satisfy score suffice suit

WEAK

be just the ticket carry out comply with fill the bill make it make the grade

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon bear begin cancel commence destroy fail give up halt lose miss neglect overlook refuse start

Example Sentences

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Both men hit the bull’s-eye, but Stutzman’s arrow was better, almost exactly dead-center, nudging him a step closer to the gold-medal match.

From Los Angeles Times

“And after doing many measurements, we hit the bull's-eye,” said another of the study’s authors, Fabian Klenner, who is now an astrobiologist at the University of Washington.

From New York Times

All pure intentions, but sometimes you don't hit the bull's-eye, right?

From Salon

“It was in poor taste. All pure intentions, but sometimes you don’t hit the bull’s-eye, right?”

From Los Angeles Times

“I picked up the gun, loaded it and fired. It hit the bull’s-eye.”

From New York Times

hit the bull's-eye

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