hit the spot

English

Verb

hit the spot (third-person singular simple present hits the spot, present participle hitting the spot, simple past and past participle hit the spot)

1. (idiomatic, 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^[1]:

     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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 恰到好处 (zh) (qiàdàohǎochù)

• Finnish: sopia kuin valettu, tulla hyvään saumaan, olla poikaa, tehdä poikaa, tehdä eetvarttia
• French: mettre dans le mille (fr), faire mouche (fr), passer crème (fr)
• Icelandic: vera hreinasta fyrirtak, vera beint í æð
• Polish: trafić w dziesiątkę impf
• Welsh: taro'r nod