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nervous hit en · NOUN
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(England, idiomatic) A production which receives generally favorable notice, but is not assured of success.
But it hardly mattered; her singing (including "My Own Best Friend" made into a solo) and performing were so strong that few quibbled, especially as she was accomplishing a valiant task by selling out a new, somewhat nervous hit while its regular star recovered.
c. 2005, Ken Mandelbaum, The Insider:
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qualified success