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 Synonyms for hacked it
  1. cut it
  2. made it
  3. got ahead
  4. got there
Phrase
  • Just relying on farm to table is not going to cut it in any way.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Collusion requires a secret agreement involving teams and the league to deny employment; a team deciding to not sign a player doesn’t cut it.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut it
Phrase
  • The mark would say that Claude touched it, not that Claude made it.
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Cleveland made it 6-3 with a two-out rally against Enmanuel De Jesus in the seventh.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of made it
Phrase
  • Kinley got ahead of McMahon, but the Yankees’ third baseman lifted a deep fly ball to right for the game-winner.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Egypt took a surprising lead in the 15th minute when Ibrahim got ahead of Lisandro Martinez to meet Marwan Attia’s cross and head the ball into the bottom corner.
    — James Robson, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Definition of got ahead
Phrase
  • New York got there first, in July 2023, and the result is instructive.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • By the time police got there, Ortegon-Couoh appeared to have been run over by a train, investigators said in court records.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of got there
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hacked (around)
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“Hacked it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacked%20it. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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