hit it big
Example Sentences
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The little movie-streaming service behind the award-winning box office smash “The Substance” had hit it big.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
If the best way to hit it big is to make a podcast that someone like Altman adores, then the rest of us are probably in trouble.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026
Nidal Khalil co-owns the store with his brother and was thrilled that after nearly 30 years in business a customer had hit it big.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
Meme coin investors include everyone from bitcoin millionaires to people grasping at the chance to hit it big, industry insiders say.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025
In Harlem hundreds of poor people invested their pennies, nickels, and sometimes dollars in the hope that they would hit it big.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
