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without a hitch

without a hitch prepositional phrase: of an event or process, without any problems.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Of an event or process, without any problems.
    • So far Mr. Martindale's journey had been without a hitch1908, Herbert Strang, Samba: A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo
    • Thanks to the previous experience of the chief performers, to careful preparation and rehearsal, and to perfect weather conditions, they watched in breath-bated silence the spectacle of the huge bulk moving without a hitch into position over the temporary pier caps on which it settled as water...1959 May, L. T. C. Rolt, “Centenary of the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash”, in Railway Magazine, page 310
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see without, hitch.
    • The truck he'd bought was without a hitch.

Questions about without a hitch

What does without a hitch mean?
Without a hitch means of an event or process, without any problems.
What part of speech is without a hitch?
Without a hitch is a prepositional phrase.

Words near without a hitch in the dictionary

  1. witholds
  2. without
  3. without a by your leave
  4. without a by-your-leave
  5. without a doubt
  6. without a hitch
  7. without a murmur
  8. without a scratch
  9. without a shadow of a doubt
  10. without a trace
  11. without a word of a lie

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