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  • Welcome to English in a minute.

  • Some American English expressions sound like they could hurt.

  • Hit the spot.

  • Let's see if Ana and Jonathan can help us out.

  • Have you been to the new restaurant down the street?

  • I haven't.

  • Is the food any good?

  • It's delicious.

  • I ate lunch there yesterday, and I had a hamburger that really hits the spot.

  • Ah, hamburger is exactly what I need right now.

  • If something hits the spot, it is exactly what is needed or wanted.

  • It is completely satisfying, like the hamburger in our example.

  • This expression became popular in the 19 thirties.

  • It was used in a short song, advertising a popular soft drink said to hit the spot, and that's English in a minute.

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