hit the bull's-eye
Example Sentences
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“It was in poor taste. All pure intentions, but sometimes you don’t hit the bull’s-eye, right?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022
All pure intentions, but sometimes you don't hit the bull's-eye, right?
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2022
After a few adjustments, she hit the bull’s-eye.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2018
But it didn’t take the binoculars provided by the onlooking coach to know that she hit the bull’s-eye.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2016
It didn’t hit the bull’s-eye, but it came within the inner circle.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
