hit the mark

idiom

: to be very accurate
Her criticism really hit the mark.

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Part of football is give-and-take, and elite sides tend to control the ball at the expense of solidity, but Frank’s side is yet to hit the mark in either department. Elias Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026 Everybody involved raved about the chemistry and the Broncos hit the mark again this spring by signing Sam Ehlinger after Wilson left for Miami via free agency. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026 Lincoln has been surfing the 100,000-unit mark for a while now, and Volvo just hit the mark. Byron Hurd, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026 Hall became the first Jets running back since Chris Ivory in 2015 to hit the mark. Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hit the mark

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“Hit the mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20mark. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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