hit the mark

VERB

hack it

Synonyms

WEAK

accomplish avail be successful bring home the bacon carry off come out on top come through cut it cut the mustard deliver the goods get to the top make a go of it make it make the cut make the grade prevail pull it off score win

VERB

hit the jackpot

Synonyms

WEAK

break the bank clean up make a killing score strike it rich

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And, of course, a cute-as-a-button golden retriever who can shoot hoops as well as he can act is always going to hit the mark, he said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

That’s a change from last year, when OpenAI launched several standalone products that didn’t always hit the mark.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Bill, your observations as a Parkinson’s suffer truly hit the mark and deeply resonated with me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025

Apple Intelligence does not just summarise the articles of publishers, and it has been reported the summaries of emails and text messages have occasionally not quite hit the mark.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

I am sure it never occurred to them that I might want a job, too—all my tales of Californian richesse had hit the mark harder than I’d thought.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

hit the mark

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