hit the spot
English
Verb
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- (informal) To be particularly pleasing or appropriate; to be just right.
- Synonym: hit the button
- Some ice cold lemonade would hit the spot on a warm afternoon.
- 2022 July 21, Eric Kim, “Welcome to Chicago, Hot Dog Town, U.S.A.”, in The New York Times:
- 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.
Translations
be particularly pleasing or appropriate
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