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hit the mark en · VERB

(figuratively) To succeed or work very well; to do the trick.
- You know the syndrome: Saturday night when everyone is supposed to do something exciting and have a great time. […] We ticked off our options: dancing, the bars, a movie, the theatre, the baths, a concert, dinner at a good restaurant. None of them hit the mark. We both realized that what we most wanted was to spend a quiet evening at home, socializing with some of our gay male friends. 1980 August 9, John D'Emilio, “There's No Place Like Home”, in Gay Community News, page 8:

Spelling	Features	Source
hitting the mark	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
hit the mark	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
hit the mark	Tense=Past	lexicographic
hits the mark	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic