hack it

phrase

1

: cope entry 1 sense 1a

I can't hack it any longer.

2

: to be successful

couldn't hack it in the world of professional sports

Examples of hack it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On a shift-by-shift basis, however, if a young player isn’t able to hack it in the NHL, that’s going to show up. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hack it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit