hit it big
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Their surging popularity has sparked waves of concern over allegations of insider trading—and how speculators have hit it big on macabre wagers over war, death and crime.
He asked employees to trust his leadership, promising they’d benefit if the company ever hit it big.
After appearing as the love interest in a Harry Langdon comedy and as the imperiled female lead in 1927’s “The Unknown”—where she learned from star Lon Chaney a fierce focus that extended to her performances and off-screen life—Crawford hit it big as a jazz-age hellion in 1927’s “Our Dancing Daughters.”
They hit it big in 2013 when private-equity giant Apollo Global Management invested in the firm and have since sold more than $15 billion worth of assets.
The Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to an estimated $680 million, landing it in the top 10 list of the game’s highest jackpots of all time, with millions of people across the country hoping to hit it big on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
