HIT IT BIG Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

hit it big

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Definition of hit it big

as in succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment After years of obscurity, the writer finally hit it big with her latest novel.

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Trump on Tuesday said that while almost all the incoming fire in Jordan was stopped, some made it through.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Arsenal’s third and penultimate friendly, at home to Borussia Dortmund on August 9, is three weeks after the World Cup’s final weekend, so the eight players who made it that far can return after that fixture.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of make it

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The pitch for career advancement — get a degree, get a job, get ahead — was always too small for what college actually does.

— Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Investment firms looking to get ahead, meanwhile, will be spending big to hire Fed alumni who can help make predictions in a lower-transparency environment, Richardson said.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Definition of get ahead

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Platner was just the latest product of a political system that most values winning, no matter how much our moral principles are compromised to get there.

— Maria Comella, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026
Here’s how to get there, what makes each town worth the trip, and where to eat and stay once a few hours by the water inevitably turns into a full summer weekend.

— Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

Definition of get there

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Henry Gardner, the director of a body that oversees the Coliseum’s affairs, said Saturday that Oakland Roots SC had missed its deadline a day earlier to make good on a defaulted lease payment.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
And lawmakers on Capitol Hill, including some Republicans, made good on promises to restore aid to stations that serve tribal audiences, such as KSUT, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 July 2026

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