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hit the jackpot

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hit the jackpot 
1. Lit. to win a large amount of money gambling or in a lottery. I hit the jackpot in the big contest. Sally hit the jackpot in the lottery.
2. Fig. to be exactly right; to find exactly what was sought. I hit the jackpot when I found this little cafe on Fourth Street. I wanted a small house with a fireplace, and I really hit the jackpot with this one.
See also: hit

hit the jackpot
to be very successful, often in a way which means you make a lot of money When my second book was published I thought I'd really hit the jackpot.
See also: hit

hit the jackpot
to succeed I think we hit the jackpot with our ad campaign because our sales have nearly doubled.
Etymology: based on the meaning of jackpot (a large amount of money you can win in a game)
See also: hit


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They will enable you to determine which machines to play, play the machines longer to extend your entertainment, and how to bet your money to help you be at the right machine at the right time to hit the jackpot.
Though it is difficult to say that the odds will be in your favor, you can always have that chance to play against luck and hit the jackpot with the Mega millions Winning Numbers.
Since generally all we have is bones in the fossil record, we hit the jackpot with Aerosteon, which shows the presence of these air sacs," Sereno says.
 
 
 
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