smash hit

noun

1. a person or thing that is overwhelmingly successful or popular:

   Both the play and the movie based on it were smash hits.

Idioms and Phrases

An outstanding success, as in She was a smash hit in the role of the governess , or His first book was a smash hit but this one isn't doing well . [c. 1920]

Example Sentences

Judging by the success from Ray’s smash hit comedy show, “Dr. Phil Live!”

From Los Angeles Times

He later used the ceremony to launch his solo career, performing his global smash hit Strip That Down at the 2017 ceremony.

From BBC

He rose to prominence with Belgium-based Technotronic in the late 1980s, co-writing the smash hit album Pump Up The Jam, which sold more than 14 million copies in its first year.

From BBC

Tuesday, I went to two Philadelphia campaign events: A small gathering for Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, and then the smash hit rally later that day for Harris and Walz.

From Salon

Meanwhile, in the singles chart, Sabrina Carpenter’s summer smash hit Espresso has hit number one for the seventh time.

From BBC

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