Sometimes, success speaks for itself. Other times, you need the right words to describe it. In English, there's no shortage of idioms for winning, achieving, and making things happen. Here are five you'll hear all the time.

Hit the jackpot

This idiom comes from gambling, where hitting the jackpot means winning the biggest prize. In everyday English, it's used whenever someone gets very lucky or finds exactly what they were looking for.

They found the perfect flat at a great price. Talk about hitting the jackpot!
Free pizza in the office today? We've hit the jackpot.
She hit the jackpot when her first novel became a bestseller.

A young woman opens a yellow gift box full of euro banknotes and holds them up in delight.

On a roll

When you're "on a roll," good things keep happening one after another. It's that feeling when everything is going your way.

She passed her exams, got into her dream school, and won a scholarship. She's really on a roll!
After three wins in a row, the team is on a roll.
We hit all our sales targets this month. We're on a roll!

Go the extra mile

If you "go the extra mile," you do more than anyone expected of you. It's about putting in extra effort, at work, at school, or for the people around you.

The hotel staff went the extra mile to make our stay special.
She always goes the extra mile for her students.
He didn't just fix my bike, he cleaned it too. That's going the extra mile.

Hit it out of the park

This one comes from baseball, where a really strong hit sends the ball right out of the stadium. In everyday English, it means doing something extremely well. You'll hear it more in American English.

Alicia hit it out of the park with her speech.
His first album was good, but this one hits it out of the park.
We weren't sure about the campaign, but the team hit it out of the park.

A man in a meeting room raises his fist in triumph as his colleagues cheer.

The sky's the limit

This idiom means there's no limit to what someone can achieve.

With your talent, the sky's the limit.
She just got promoted again. At this rate, the sky's the limit.
Tony is already a great player, but with more training, the sky's the limit.

The sky's the limit when it comes to learning English, and now you've got five new idioms to show for it. Keep practicing, and soon you'll be using them like a natural.

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5 English idioms that mean you're winning