hit the mark

hit the mark
to achieve/​not achieve the result that you intended

Robin knew his comment had hit the mark.

Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym to succeed in doing somethingsynonym
Main entry: mark

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be successful in an attempt or accurate in a guess

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ˌhit/ˌmiss the ˈmark idiom
to succeed/fail in achieving or guessing sth

He blushed furiously and Robyn knew she had hit the mark.

Main entry:markidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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