hacked it

phrase

past tense of hack it
as in flourished
to reach a desired level of accomplishment a skilled home cook who nonetheless couldn't hack it as a restaurant chef

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Recent Examples of hacked it But in college, at Memphis, Tigers coach Charles Huff hacked it before the Rams claimed to do so. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacked it
  1. cut it
  2. made it
  3. got ahead
  4. got there
Phrase
  • Mayfield got sacked on third down and McLaughlin's 38-yarder cut it to 17-13.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Mayfield got sacked on third down and McLaughlin’s 38-yarder cut it to 17-13.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut it
Phrase
  • Stuhlbarg noted a lot of trial and error before arriving at the version of the movie that made it to the screen.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The team's statement never made it into Prime's postgame discussion.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of made it
Phrase
  • Henriquez replaced Sasaki and got ahead of Drake Baldwin, 1-and-2.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Seattle right-hander got ahead in the count 1-2, but Happ kept his hands tucked on a down-and-in splitter to blast it off the right-field foul pole for his 22nd home run of the season.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of got ahead
Phrase
  • Giving Fincher a chance to dabble in TV and animation are other areas that a place like Apple or Amazon may have been willing to throw a lot of money at, but Netflix got there first.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Milinkovitch got there from the tuft on Gonzo’s head, Holtz from the shape of his hands.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of got there

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“Hacked it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacked%20it. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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