hit the mark

idiom

: to be very accurate
Her criticism really hit the mark.

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And Wailea Beach, a stretch of sandy shore tucked between the Grand Wailea, Maui, a Waldorf Astoria Resort and the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea (yes, the one featured in the first season of The White Lotus), hit the mark in a number of categories. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025 As one careful exponent of technical legal craft addressing another, Burroughs hit the mark. Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 Crucially, the spending hit the mark given the impressive performance of the picture. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 After Kenny Pickett Trade The only player in the last 30 seasons to be traded 3+ times within his first 4 NFL seasons was Sam Howell, who hit the mark yesterday. Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hit the mark

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“Hit the mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20mark. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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