make a hit
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Also, be a hit . Achieve (or be) a success, especially a popular one, as in She made a big hit in this performance , or In out-of-town tryouts the play was already a hit . This seemingly modern term, which transfers the literal meaning of hit as “a stroke or blow,” has been around since the early 1800s. It was used then, as now, for theatrical performances, books, songs, and the like
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In underworld slang, commit a murder, as in Known for his deadly accuracy, he was about to make his third hit . This usage also has been extended to such terms as hit list , a roster of persons to be killed, and hit man , a killer who is usually hired by someone else. [Second half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
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I still want to see if AI can help me make a hit TV programme?
From BBC • May 8, 2024
“This theme took on a life of its own. That’s really not something I was planning, or I was trying to make a hit or anything like that,” Tapia de Veer says.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2023
Bolden, a seventh-round pick from Jackson State, appeared to collide with teammate Calvin Munson while attempting to make a hit on a pass completion to Green Bay’s Malik Heath.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023
Even hip hop mogul P. Diddy appears in an ad, in which he tries to make a hit for Uber One.
From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2023
He’s a jolly good manager and all that, but he does not like anybody else to make a hit.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
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