he nicked it
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Won, hit, accomplished it. A nick is a winning throw of dice in the old game of "hazard.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “he nicked it” mean?
Won, hit, accomplished it. A nick is a winning throw of dice in the old game of "hazard.
Is “he nicked it” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.