hack it

verb

To cope; to be successful in something despite adversity.

“I don't know if I can hack it here; the work is too hard for me.”

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Meanings

verbhack it (third-person singular simple present hacks it, present participle hacking it, simple past and past participle hacked it)

present singular third person hacks it · participle present hacking it · participle past hacked it · past hacked it

  1. idiomaticTo cope; to be successful in something despite adversity.

    I don't know if I can hack it here; the work is too hard for me.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hack, it.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Cite this entry
APA

hack it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hack%20it

MLA

“hack it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hack%20it. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hack it,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hack%20it.

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