verb phrase · informal
hit the jackpot
UK/hɪt ðə ˈdʒækpɒt/US/hɪt ðə ˈdʒækˌpɑːt/hit the JACK·pot
speakingtask2
to have very good luck or a sudden big success
Examples
“The tiny start-up hit the jackpot when an investor put millions into the project.”
“When her novel was chosen as book of the month, she really hit the jackpot.”
“He hit the jackpot with a brilliant idea that advertisers loved.”
Band 8 sentence
“A small tech firm can hit the jackpot if its product goes viral globally.”
Collocations
- hit the jackpot with
- hit the jackpot in
Word family
hit the jackpot verb phrasehits the jackpot verb phrasehit the jackpot (past) verb phrase
Common mistakes
hit jackpot→hit the jackpot
hit the jack pot→hit the jackpot
Say it for a higher band
5get lucky→6have luck→7+hit the jackpot
Synonyms
strike it rich
Easily confused
strike it rich
“After selling his app, he suddenly struck it rich.”
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