hit the spot

Idioms  

1. Give total satisfaction, as in This beer really hits the spot. This expression gained enormous currency with a 1930s advertising jingle, in which a popular soda was said to hit the spot. [Slang; mid-1800s]

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hit the spot

You certainly know the salt is there - but taste-wise it hit the spot and you realise why salt is added to our food.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

The sweet potato coconut soup hit the spot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

I chose a hash topped with a confit duck leg and over-easy eggs, accompanied by Korean BBQ sauce and pickled vegetables— and boy, did it hit the spot.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2025

While some staff members could argue that Diet Coke goes with any book, the abundance of tasty, seasonal drinks in the fall and winter particularly hit the spot when reading this time of year.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

Even though I was starving and that omelette—the OMG Omelette—would’ve hit the spot, I couldn’t do it.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds