hit the mark

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

1. (figurative) To succeed or work very well; to do the trick.
   • 1980 August 9, John D'Emilio, “There's No Place Like Home”, in Gay Community News, page 8:

     You know the syndrome: Saturday night when everyone is supposed to do something exciting and have a great time. […] We ticked off our options: dancing, the bars, a movie, the theatre, the baths, a concert, dinner at a good restaurant. None of them hit the mark. We both realized that what we most wanted was to spend a quiet evening at home, socializing with some of our gay male friends.

• miss the mark

• hit the spot