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Meaning of hit the jackpot | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.
    idiomatic
  2. To be accurate or correct.
    idiomatic
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, jackpot.

Equivalents

العربية ضَرَبَ الفَوْز بِالْجَائِزَة الكُبِرَى
Deutsch das Große Los ziehen
Español sacarse el gordo sacarse la lotería
Suomi tyhjentää pajatso
Français gagner le gros lot toucher le jackpot
日本語 大当たり 大当たりをひく
Polski strzelać w dziesiątkę strzelić w dziesiątkę trafiać w dziesiątkę trafić w dziesiątkę
Português tirar a sorte grande
Русский сорва́ть куш срыва́ть куш

Examples

“Before 1914, coal was a true cash-cow, and on paper, the GWR looked to have⟳ hit the jackpot by being handed all the railways in the South Wales coal fields.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the net hit the pavement hit the rack hit the road

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