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Phrase: Hit the spot
Many things hit the spot: an ice-cold beer on a sweltering summer afternoon, delicious kimchi nabe on a cold mid-winter evening or ice cream whenever you want ice cream.
These are just a few of the things that, for me, hit the spot.
Whenever something hits the spot, it’s what you need precisely when you need it.
Whenever something hits the spot, it’s what you need precisely when you need it.
Yes, I think most often, today’s phrase is used about food.
Food is one of those things we can’t live without but with which, at the same time, we have a special relationship.
I don’t think that this phrase has to be used only with food.
A good movie or a good book can also do it.
These days, with so many of us either unable to or uncomfortable with going out in public, a good book can really hit the spot.
It can help provide you with the life you cannot live at the moment.
A fantastic fantasy such as Eragon or even Happy Potter, er I mean Hairy Potter, well third time’s a charm HARRY POTTER, that’s it, could hit the spot and take you away from all of the goings-on in the world.
In my little world here, a good ice hockey playoff game on a Saturday would hit the spot.
Yes, I think it’s exactly what I need – some semblance of normalcy in this shemozzle we call a pandemic.
Just remember, an ice-cold beer may not be just what the doctor ordered, but it may be the only thing that can hit the spot.
Of course, two ice-cold beers would surely hit the spot more accurately, but I don’t want to be greedy.
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