hit it big
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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
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 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
Skateboarding and surfing hit it big in their first try at the Tokyo Games three years ago, securing a place — at least for now — on the roster.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024
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
