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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.



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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]
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“Gallery Girls” may not have been a smash hit when it aired in the summer of 2012, but had the show been nurtured a bit longer, it could’ve been a Bravo staple.

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PG-rated family flicks have been smash hits this year, fueling box office sales worldwide.

Case in point: the music video for her 1989 smash hit “If I Could Turn Back Time.”

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The writer and director of smash hit Prima Facie, starring Jodie Comer, reunite for a new legal drama.

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Tesfaye's expansive 22-track venture has already become the biggest debut of the year, just weeks after its release, acting as a follow-up to the artist's other smash hit albums, "After Hours" and "Dawn FM."

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What does smash hit mean?

A smash hit is a wildly successful piece of media or entertainment, especially songs, movies and TV, and musicals. It’s broadened to refer to anything that’s very popular.How is smash hit pronounced?[ smash hit ]

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