Food & eating
hit the spot
be exactly what someone wanted or needed
To be exactly the food or drink that you wanted at that time.
Hear it in real life
Would you like some water?
Yes, that would hit the spot.
That bowl of hot soup really hit the spot after the hike.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: That soup really hit at the spot.
Say: That soup really hit the spot.
The fixed expression is "hit the spot," with no preposition before "the spot."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
hit the spot; really hit the spot
Your turn: say it out loud
That bowl of hot soup really hit the spot after the hike.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
hit the spot
be exactly what someone wanted or needed
“That bowl of hot soup really hit the spot after the hike.”
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