hit it big in English

Audio: en-au-hit it big.ogg

[Australia] Forms: hits it big [present, singular, third-person], hitting it big [participle, present], hit it big [participle, past], hit it big [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> it big}} hit it big (third-person singular simple present hits it big, present participle hitting it big, simple past and past participle hit it big)

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        "To have great success"
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        "(idiomatic, colloquial) To have great success"
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      "form": "hits it big",
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        "third-person"
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"hit it big" meaning in English

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