Hit The Jackpot (Verb)
Meaning
Succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She invested in the tech startup on a whim and hit the jackpot when it went public.
- The prospector spent years searching for gold, but he finally hit the jackpot in a small town in California.
- His self-published novel became a surprise bestseller, and he truly hit the jackpot with the film adaptation.
- They entered the competition on a lark, and it turned out they hit the jackpot with their invention.
- The young investor hit the jackpot with her early stock purchase in the social media giant.