hit the jackpot

Bedeutung

to have a big success, usually through luck

Einen großen Erfolg haben, meist durch Glück.

Beispiele

1. 1We hit the jackpot with this flat: it's cheap, quiet and close to work.
2. 2The small toy company hit the jackpot when its board game became a bestseller.
3. 3After twenty rejections, Priya hit the jackpot: three publishers wanted her book.
4. 4Leo hit the jackpot at the car boot sale, finding a rare old guitar for five pounds.
5. 5Do you think the café will hit the jackpot now that a big office has opened next door?

Grammatik

Das Verb hit bleibt in der Vergangenheit gleich: hit, hit. Wird für jeden glücklichen Erfolg verwendet, nicht nur für Geld.