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hitting it big

hitting it big is the present participle and gerund of hit it big.

Meaning of hit it big

Verb

hit it big (third-person singular simple present hits it big, present participle hitting it big, simple past and past participle hit it big)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To have great success
    • I wasn't expecting it to work, but I hit it big when I tried the new approach.

Questions about hitting it big

What is hitting it big the present participle and gerund of?
Hitting it big is the present participle and gerund of hit it big.

Words near hitting it big in the dictionary

  1. hitting bottom
  2. hitting different
  3. hitting home
  4. hitting into the long grass
  5. hitting it and quitting it
  6. hitting it big
  7. hitting it for six
  8. hitting it from the back
  9. hitting it off
  10. hitting it up
  11. hitting licks

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