hit the jackpot
To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luckTo receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.
» I've hit the jackpot.
Я сорвал джекпот. — paul_lingvo
Я зірвав джекпот. — deniko
Я зірвала джекпот. — deniko
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(idiomatic)To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.
das Große Los ziehen
сорва́ть кушsorvátʹ kuš, срыва́ть кушsryvátʹ kuš
(idiomatic)To be accurate or correct.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, jackpot.
- succeed by luck
Examples
18 sentencesI've hit the jackpot.
Я зірвав джекпот. — deniko
ruЯ сорвал джекпот. — paul_lingvo
I hit the jackpot.
ruЯ сорвал джекпот. — paul_lingvo
We hit the jackpot.
ruМы сорвали джекпот. — odexed
Tom hit the jackpot.
ruТом сорвал джекпот. — ZegPhig
My sister hit the jackpot.
ruМоя сестра выиграла в лотерею! — Hellerick
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
hits the jackpot, hitting the jackpot, hit the jackpot, hit the jackpot| Base form | hit the jackpot · to hit the jackpot |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hits the jackpot |
| Present participle | hitting the jackpot |
| Past simple | hit the jackpot |
| Past participle | hit the jackpot |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- succeed by luck:luck out
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.