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Phrase(s): a smash hit
a play, movie, musical, etc., that is a big success. • Her first book was a smash hit. The second was a disaster. • A smash hit doesn’t always make people rich.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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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]
American Heritage Idioms