away in a hack

phrase

Doing well; embarked on a successful course of action.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. IrelandinformalDoing well; embarked on a successful course of action.

    Jimmy had said to me earlier 'the trick is to give them what they want' and it doesn't take long to work out that its laughs and tears, and if you can work a nice bust in a tight sweater in the story, you're away in a hack.

    2014, Lee Dunne, A Bed in the Sticks

Origin

See hack (“a hackney cab”).

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away in a hack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/away%20in%20a%20hack

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“away in a hack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/away%20in%20a%20hack. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “away in a hack,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/away%20in%20a%20hack.

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