huge hit
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2.8
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- I made this cake for my boss's retirement reception, and it was a huge hit with the crowd.
Motion pictures that were huge hits at the box office worldwide.
- Motion pictures that were huge hits at the box office worldwide.
- He's host of the huge hit The Dan Bongino Show.
- Well, I hope this is a huge hit for you.
- And we did it and we had a huge hit.
- And I had never experienced a huge hit.
- And that's one way you can tell that it's, it's a huge hit.
- He sucks now at the same time they were filming Old school, which obviously was a huge hit, but he was known as Frank the Tank.
- I mean real guitar heroes, ones that are in massively big bands that have huge hit songs and play arenas like Eddie Van Allen.
Examples
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Her latest novel was a huge hit, quickly topping the bestseller charts.
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The new video game became a huge hit among teenagers, breaking sales records within weeks.
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When did you know that you had such a huge hit on your hands?
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Your song is a huge hit!
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Yeah, it's gonna be a huge hit.
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I am sure this will be a huge hit for the Christmas season coming up soon!
Blog text (14) -
My cupcakes were a huge hit.
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This is going to be a huge hit at Maker Faire.
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BMW did this with their IA concept, which was a huge hit at CES.
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The film was a huge hit in Korea as audiences embraced and reclaimed an essential piece of traditional Korean culture.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
465
1.3
Something very popular and successful, like a song or show
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2.4
A book or product that sells many copies soon after release
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2.6
A very popular film or book that earns a lot of money
54
2.7
Something that many people like or buy, especially in one group
30
3.9
A very popular success, often a film or song
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2.0
A very big result that makes many people very pleased
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3.4
A very popular film, song, or book that many people enjoy
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3.4
A very popular movie or song many people enjoy
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3.8
A thing that many people see and share online very quickly
A very large win that brings much money or attention
Antonyms
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1.7
A feeling of sadness or being let down when something you wanted does not happen
How Successful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'extremely successful or popular' is directly and compositionally derived from 'huge' (very large/significant) modifying 'hit' (a successful item), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. This adjective+noun intensifying pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English composition, making it immediately comprehensible at B1.
Etymology
Huge hit comes from the simple image of hit meaning to strike a target or make a strong effect on people; when a song, show, or product 'hits' the public it reaches them quickly and clearly. So, calling something a huge hit means it is 'very successful' or 'very popular'.