Hit
Hit noun - A person or thing that is successful.
Usage example: the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids
Nearby Word: hitting
Lemon
Lemon noun - Something that has failed.
Usage example: the used car he bought turned out to be a lemon, and he soon had trouble starting the thing
Nearby Word: lemony
Both words in one sentence
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In Sam & Max Hit the Road, one of the answering machine messages Sam and Max get is a wrong number for a bakery, with someone placing an order for "200 lemon meringue pies and a small diet soda".
Source: And a Diet Coke - This prompted Ford Australia to hit back with an advertisement for its then-latest model Falcon, depicting a page full of literal lemons with popular car brands printed on them and declaring, "There are times when being a lemon is not a bitter experience at all".
Source: When Life Gives You Lemons -
Underworld returned in 1992 with a string of hit acid house and techno singles — some under the name Lemon Interrupt — before releasing their third album, 1994's dubnobasswithmyheadman.
Source: Music / Underworld
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