hit the spot
/ˌhɪt ðə ˈspɒt/INFORMAL · B2
Meaning
to be exactly what you wanted, especially food or drink
Examples
- 1After the long walk in the cold, that hot chocolate really hit the spot.
- 2A cold drink always hits the spot on a summer afternoon.
- 3I was starving after football, and Mum's shepherd's pie hit the spot perfectly.
- 4Did the soup hit the spot, or are you still hungry?
- 5On a cold, rainy evening, nothing hits the spot like a bowl of hot noodles.
Grammar
Only hit changes form: hits, hitting; the past is also hit. Keep the.
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