hit it big

1. 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]

Example Sentences

After appearing as the love interest in a Harry Langdon comedy and as the imperiled female lead in 1927’s “The Unknown”—where she learned from star Lon Chaney a fierce focus that extended to her performances and off-screen life—Crawford hit it big as a jazz-age hellion in 1927’s “Our Dancing Daughters.”

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They hit it big in 2013 when private-equity giant Apollo Global Management invested in the firm and have since sold more than $15 billion worth of assets.

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The Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to an estimated $680 million, landing it in the top 10 list of the game’s highest jackpots of all time, with millions of people across the country hoping to hit it big on Friday.

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Nidal Khalil co-owns the store with his brother and was thrilled that after nearly 30 years in business a customer had hit it big.

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After a stint at Blackstone, he hit it big as a founding investor in the meal-kit company Blue Apron.

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Related Words

• bloom 
• blossom 
• boom 
• develop 
• do well 
• expand 
• multiply 
• succeed 
• thrive