hit it big

verb

To have great success.

“I wasn't expecting it to work, but I hit it big when I tried the new approach.”

Meanings

verbhit it big (third-person singular simple present hits it big, present participle hitting it big, simple past and past participle hit it big)

present singular third person hits it big · participle present hitting it big

  1. colloquialidiomaticTo have great success.

    I wasn't expecting it to work, but I hit it big when I tried the new approach.

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APA

hit it big. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20it%20big

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit it big,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20it%20big.

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