smash hit

noun

1. a person or thing that is overwhelmingly successful or popular:

   Both the play and the movie based on it were smash hits.

Idioms and Phrases

An outstanding success, as in She was a smash hit in the role of the governess , or His first book was a smash hit but this one isn't doing well . [c. 1920]

Example Sentences

At the end of the session, when we listened back to all we had laid down that day, I was sure I had a smash hit.

From The Daily Beast

The young Saudi comedian behind the smash-hit viral video tells Sophia Jones about satire and the Saudi politics of driving.

From The Daily Beast

The next smash hit real estate TV show could well be "$100 Million Listing."

From The Daily Beast

The technology titan triumphantly introduces a smaller, lighter, somewhat cheaper version of its smash-hit tablet.

From The Daily Beast

The latest version of the smash-hit smartphone has a bigger screen and some modest improvements.

From The Daily Beast

I am happy to report that your book, "Interstellar Ark," is a smash hit.

From Project Gutenberg

Busy, happy weeks they were, for the play was a smash hit from the start.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• drama
• hit
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