Somebody sent an artificial nightingale to the Emperor one day .It made just as much of a hit as the real one.
What's "as much of a hit as" mean here?
It made just as much of a hit as the real one.
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Re: It made just as much of a hit as the real one.
It means the 'Emporer' was just as pleased with the artificial one as he would have been with a real one.eiris wrote:Somebody sent an artificial nightingale to the Emperor one day .It made just as much of a hit as the real one.
What's "as much of a hit as" mean here?
In this instance a 'hit' means popularity as in a hit song or a hit stage play.
Example: Someone asks you if you liked your new Teacher you could say "he (or she) is a hit with me"