hit the spot
1. To satisfy something, such as hunger or a craving. That burger really hit the spot—I didn't realize how hungry I was. Thanks for the glass of lemonade—it really hit the spot on a hot day like today. I can't decide between sweet and salty, so chocolate-covered pretzels should hit the spot.
2. To be correct or accurate. You really hit the spot with that answer—good job. Elizabeth hit the spot when she suggested that we try expanding our core demographic. We've been way too narrow in our marketing recently. A: "Whoa, you hit the spot when you predicted that character wasn't really dead." B: "Eh, is anyone ever really dead on a soap opera?"
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hit the spot
Inf. to be exactly right; to be refreshing. This cool drink really hits the spot. That was a delicious meal, dear. It hit the spot.
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hit the spot
Give total satisfaction, as in This beer really hits the spot. This expression gained enormous currency with a 1930s advertising jingle, in which a popular soda was said to hit the spot. [Slang; mid-1800s]
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hit the spot
INFORMALIf something hits the spot, it is very good and exactly what is needed. Karen Grey's latest drama hits the spot, with its honest portrait of family life. A cup of milky coffee hit the spot.
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hit the spot
be exactly what is required. informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
hit the ˈspot
(informal) if something hits the spot it does exactly what it should do: I decided I wasn’t really hungry, but the coffee really hit the spot and I drank a whole pot.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
hit the spot
1. and
hit the bull’s-eye tv. to be exactly right. (see also
ring the bell.)
You really hit the spot with that prediction. 2. tv. to be refreshing. I want something hot—some coffee would really hit the bull’s-eye.
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hit the spot
To give total or desired satisfaction, as food or drink.
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hit the spot, to
To please or satisfy extremely well. This slangy Americanism dates from the mid-nineteenth century. It was widely popularized through a commercial jingle heard on the radio through the 1930s and 1940s: “Pepsi-Cola hits the spot, twelve full ounces, that’s a lot.” It remains current.
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