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away in a hack

away in a hack phrase: doing well; embarked on a successful course of action.

Phrase

away in a hack

  1. (Ireland, informal) Doing well; embarked on a successful course of action.
    • Jimmy had said to me earlier 'the trick is to give them what they want' and it doesn't take long to work out that its laughs and tears, and if you can work a nice bust in a tight sweater in the story, you're away in a hack.2014, Lee Dunne, A Bed in the Sticks

Origin of away in a hack

See hack (“a hackney cab”).

Questions about away in a hack

What does away in a hack mean?
Away in a hack means doing well; embarked on a successful course of action.
What part of speech is away in a hack?
Away in a hack is a phrase.

Words near away in a hack in the dictionary

  1. away game
  2. away games
  3. away goal
  4. away goals
  5. away goals rule
  6. away in a hack
  7. away message
  8. away messages
  9. away side
  10. away sides
  11. away swing

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