surprise hit

collocation in English

meaningsofsurpriseandhit

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surprise
noun
uk
/səˈpraɪz/us
/sɚˈpraɪz/
an ...
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hit
noun[C]
uk
/hɪt/us
/hɪt/
a thing or person that is very popular ...
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(Definition ofsurpriseandhitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Due to delay, the film released in 2000 and became thesurprisehitof the year.
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The film was asurprisehitat the box-office.
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The song became asurprisehitwhen it was released.
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Utopia was asurprisehitand received wide press coverage for its unique design in an arcade-dominated era.
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The song is the title track of the album and became asurprisehit.
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Critics panned the film although it turned out to be the biggestsurprisehitof 2007.
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It was a low budget movie andsurprisehitof the year 2010.
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Despite the poor reviews, the movie was asurprisehitat the box office.
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The film was asurprisehitin 2003.
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The book was asurprisehitin 2001, quickly selling out its first run of 500 copies.
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But the film defied everyone's expectations and became asurprisehit.
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This film, aimed at the teenage drive-in crowd, was asurprisehitand a new exploitation film subgenre was born.
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The film also turned out to be asurprisehitat the box office, making $6,118,543 on opening weekend (1,542 theaters, $3,967 average).
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It became asurprisehit, spawned two sequels and an animated series.
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The film was asurprisehitin 2005.
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During the second series, the ratings gradually increased, and it became asurprisehitwith nearly 4 million watching each episode.
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The record was asurprisehitin the indie charts and far outsold the bands expectations.
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The film was asurprisehit, earning the two actors a new generation of young fans.
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After a difficult start, he proves asurprisehitwith the modern-day audience, especially the adult chaperones when they realize their girlhood idol is on-stage.
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The film was asurprisehit, raking in almost five times its budget.
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