hit the mark

Verb

Meaning

hit the mark (third-person singular simple present hits the mark, present participle hitting the mark, simple past and past participle hit the mark)

(figuratively) To succeed or work very well; to do the trick.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

hit nail bring home the bacon deliver the goods hit home rake in do the trick

Antonyms

mull miscue for nothing miss the mark

Examples

We aim above the mark to hit the mark. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I believe it might interest a philosopher, one who can think himself, to read my notes. For even if I have hit the mark only rarely, he would recognize what targets I had been ceaselessly aiming at. Ludwig Wittgenstein

Comic strips are like a public utility. They're supposed to be there 365 days a year, and you're supposed to be able to hit the mark day after day. Garry Trudeau

He who seldom thinks of heaven is not likely to get thither; as the only way to hit the mark is to keep the eye fixed upon it. George Horne

It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the one where we all hit the mark on the floor and who cares about the acting. Judy Holliday

A blind man may sometimes hit the mark. Romanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

hit the high notes hit the high spots hit the jackpot hit the nail on the head hit the net hit the panic button