Phrase guide

hit the jackpot

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To be accurate or correct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, jackpot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

succeed by luck

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: luck out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ضَرَبَ الفَوْز بِالْجَائِزَة الكُبِرَى (ḍaraba al-fawz bi-l-jāʔiza l-kubrā) — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中獎 /中奖 (zhòngjiǎng) — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Finnish: voittaa jättipotti — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • French: gagner le gros lot — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • French: toucher le jackpot — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • German: das Große Los ziehen — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Japanese: 大当たりをひく (ōatari-o hiku) — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Polish: strzelać w dziesiątkę — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Polish: strzelić w dziesiątkę — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Polish: trafiać w dziesiątkę — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Polish: trafić w dziesiątkę — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Portuguese: tirar a sorte grande — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Russian: сорва́ть куш (sorvátʹ kuš) — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Russian: срыва́ть куш (sryvátʹ kuš) — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Spanish: sacarse la lotería — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck
  • Spanish: sacarse el gordo — to receive a favorable outcome, by luck