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

Look up a thesaurus and you'll find dozens of ways to describe what happened here but, somehow, none of them quite hit the mark.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 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

By the end of our training session my ears are ringing, my arms are sore, and I smell like gunpowder, but I have hit the mark three times.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

hit the mark

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