hit the jackpot

Meaning: To get rich or find something of value.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

Origin: The expression originates from gambling, in which the jackpot is the money collected from the gamblers and divided among the winners.

More idioms — Daily Life

• hit the sack — To go to bed.
• hit the spot — To satisfy in just the right way.
• hitch a ride — To solicit a ride in someone's (a stranger's) car; to hitchhike.
• not hold a candle to someone — Not equal to someone or something; when two persons or things are compared, the first one…
• hold one's horses — To stay calm or be patient when someone wants to hurry.
• hold one's own — To be able to withstand opposition or attack; to do just as well as other people.

More English idioms

• hold someone or something at bay — To prevent someone or something that is threatening or attacking from being able to advan…
• hold the fort — To take care of a place or to keep an activity going while someone is away.
• fall for something hook, line, and sinker — To believe something completely, usually in the sense of being fooled.
• hooked — Addicted.
• hopping mad — Very angry.
• hot under the collar — Very angry.

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