B2idiominformalsuccessIELTS-friendly
hit the jackpot
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to suddenly have great success or good luck, often winning a lot of money
From gambling machines, but now used for any lucky success.
In context
We hit the jackpot with this flat: it's cheap, quiet and near the metro.
The band hit the jackpot when their song went viral on TikTok.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again