to hit the jackpot

Examples

• All

• And the reason I mention those names is because she hit the jackpot when she was introduced to Prince Harry.

  Megyn Kelly

• Because you never know when you're gonna hit the jackpot.

  Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)

• And in most cases, you never hit the jackpot and you end up just losing more.

• Buddy, you just hit the jackpot.

  Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

• Oh, I hit the jackpot with that guy.

  Bernie (2012)

• We just hit the jackpot.

  The Rookie (1990)

• I felt like I had hit the jackpot.

  Blog text (4)

• When I hit the jackpot, I'll buy myself an awesome car.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I think we've hit the jackpot.

  Fiction book (1990)

• After years of hard work, she finally hit the jackpot and landed her dream job.

Synonyms

L

to luck out

vsto hit the jackpot

• Informal

22 8.0

To do well by chance

focuses on large or notable success that comes from chance

H

to hit a home run

vsto hit the jackpot

• Informal

17 3.4

To have a big success people do not expect

is used when that strong success happens unexpectedly because of luck

H

to hit it big

vsto hit the jackpot

• Informal

9 5.1

To become very successful, often quickly

emphasizes that the success is large and usually also unexpected by chance

H

to hit pay dirt

vsto hit the jackpot

• Informal

8 7.5

To find big success or money after trying hard

differs by stressing that success comes unexpectedly by chance rather than effort

H

to hit the big time

vsto hit the jackpot

• Informal

7 4.5

To become very successful and famous in your work

can describe that rise when it occurs suddenly by luck

H

to hit one out of the ballpark

vsto hit the jackpot

• Informal

1 7.4

Do much better than expected

means similar success but adds that it often comes through luck

B

to blow the doors off

vsto hit the jackpot

• Informal

1 7.2

To do much better than people expect

is the same triumph when it happens through fortunate chance

S

to strike it lucky

vsto hit the jackpot

• UK

5.7

To get unexpected good luck

is about a large unexpected success that happens by chance

L

to luck through

vsto hit the jackpot

• UK

8.6

To succeed by chance without skill or planning

describes big success that is unexpected and owed to luck

K

to knock out of the box

vsto hit the jackpot

• Informal

8.0

To impress many people by doing something very well

covers similar surprising success but highlights luck as the cause

Antonyms

F

to fail

898 1.0

Not succeed in doing something you wanted to do

How Lucky

to hit the jackpot

24 4.0

to luck out

• Informal

22 8.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology