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Hit The Spot

Idiom: Hit the Spot

 

Example: Mike and Alex are eating at a restaurant after class

 

Alex: Wow! You ate that sandwich pretty quickly!

Mike: Dude, I was so hungry. I was running late today so I had to skip breakfast.

Alex: I see. Did the sandwich hit the spot?

Mike: Yeah! It definitely hit the spot!!

 

Meaning of ‘hit the spot’: to be exactly what is needed or wanted (if the food hits the spot, it makes you feel satisfied).