hit a bull's-eye

hit a bull's-eye
hit/score/a bull’s-eye informal phrase
to achieve exactly what you intended

The magazine’s editorial this month hit a bull’s-eye.

Thesaurus: to succeed in doing somethingsynonym
Main entry: bull's-eye

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hit the bull's-eye — {v. phr.}, {informal} To go to the important part of the matter; reach the main question. * /John hit the bull s eye when he said the big question was one of simple honesty./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit the bull's-eye — {v. phr.}, {informal} To go to the important part of the matter; reach the main question. * /John hit the bull s eye when he said the big question was one of simple honesty./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit the bull's-eye — If someone hits the bull s eye, they are exactly right about something or achieve the best result possible. Bulls eye and bullseye are alternative spellings …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hit\ the\ bull's-eye — v. phr. informal To go to the important part of the matter; reach the main question. John hit the bull s eye when he said the big question was one of simple honesty …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hit the bull's-eye — go to the most important part of a matter, reach the main question She hit the bull s eye when she suggested that decreasing costs was more important than increasing sales …   Idioms and examples

  • hit the bull's-eye —    If someone hits the bull s eye, they are exactly right about something or achieve the best result possible. Bulls eye and bullseye are alternative spellings.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • hit the bull’s-eye — Go to hit the spot …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • hit the bull's eye — strike the center of a target, strike or achieve what one was aiming for, be exactly right …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bull's-eye — bull s ,eye noun count the circle in the center of a TARGET that you try to hit in the sports of shooting or ARCHERY, or in the game of DARTS: BULL a. a shot or throw that hits the center of a target hit/score a bull s eye INFORMAL to achieve… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bull's-eye — bull s eyes 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing The bull s eye is the small circular area at the centre of a target. Five of his bullets had hit the bull s eye. 2) N COUNT In shooting or the game of darts, a bull s eye is a shot or throw of a dart that …   English dictionary

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