"hit the spot" meaning in English

See hit the spot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: hits the spot [present, singular, third-person], hitting the spot [participle, present], hit the spot [participle, past], hit the spot [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> the spot}} hit the spot (third-person singular simple present hits the spot, present participle hitting the spot, simple past and past participle hit the spot)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be particularly pleasing or appropriate; to be just right. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: hit the button Translations (be particularly pleasing or appropriate): 恰到好处 (qiàdàohǎochù) (Chinese Mandarin), sopia kuin valettu (Finnish), tulla hyvään saumaan (Finnish), olla poikaa (Finnish), tehdä poikaa (Finnish), tehdä eetvarttia (Finnish), mettre dans le mille (French), faire mouche (French), passer crème (French), vera hreinasta fyrirtak (Icelandic), vera beint í æð (Icelandic), trafić w dziesiątkę [imperfective] (Polish), taro'r nod (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic, informal) To be particularly pleasing or appropriate; to be just right."
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "qiàdàohǎochù",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "恰到好处"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "sopia kuin valettu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "tulla hyvään saumaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "olla poikaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "tehdä poikaa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "tehdä eetvarttia"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "mettre dans le mille"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "faire mouche"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "passer crème"
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        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "vera hreinasta fyrirtak"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
          "word": "vera beint í æð"
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          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
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          "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
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          "text": "Even in the Midwestern summer heat, Al’s dogs hit the spot. Chicago is indisputably a hot-dog town, and there may be no better time than summer to feel that sunshine in your hands.",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiàdàohǎochù",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "恰到好处"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "sopia kuin valettu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "tulla hyvään saumaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "olla poikaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "tehdä poikaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "tehdä eetvarttia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "mettre dans le mille"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "faire mouche"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "passer crème"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "vera hreinasta fyrirtak"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "vera beint í æð"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "trafić w dziesiątkę"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "be particularly pleasing or appropriate",
      "word": "taro'r nod"
    }
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