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Meanings of hit the mark in English

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Usage of hit the mark in English
1
The advert really hit the mark with people born in the 90's.
The South African
2
I think his aesthetic alongside his sound have really hit the mark.
Radio NZ
3
By pertinacity and vanity in lying, she hit the mark at last.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 / A Magazin...
4
Wolgast could tell that he'd hit the mark without even meaning to.
The passage
5
There was not the slightest doubt that Gurdon had hit the mark.
The Mystery of the Four Fingers
6
She saw that this hit the mark, so she went still further.
Absalom's Hair
7
Your words, son of Cronos, hit the mark better than your thunderbolts.
Best Russian Short Stories
8
Twice eight he tried it; but he never hit the mark.
Philippine Folk-Tales
9
Listen carefully to what's described and figure out where you hit the mark.
Ebony
10
Then he saw the wires and ventured a guess which hit the mark.
A Fool for Love
11
Like skilful archers, in order to hit the mark, they aim above it.
The Lands of the Saracen / Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Si...
12
The clown thought that at last he had hit the mark.
File No. 113
13
So, in drawing a bow at a venture, I had hit the mark.
The Red Planet
14
She missed, so she grabbed another one and this time hit the mark.
By reason of insanity
15
One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions.
Indivisible
16
With confident eye he looks to see it hit the mark.
Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts / Descriptive Not...
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