hit it big
Score a major success, especially a profit, as in Some investors hit it big in the stock market. The adverb big here means “with great success.” [Slang; late 1800s]
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hit a snag, hit batsman, hit below the belt, hit between the eyes, hit bottom, hit it big, hit it off, hit list, hit man, hit off, hit on
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