- hit/strike pay dirt
- hit/strike pay dirt
The band hit pay dirt [=had a big success] with their first single.
The police struck pay dirt when a witness came forward with new information.
• • •Main Entry: ↑pay dirt
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hit/strike pay dirt
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strike pay dirt — hit/strike/pay dirt informal phrase to get or find something valuable or useful He hit pay dirt with his new invention. Thesaurus: to get something or someonesynonym … Useful english dictionary
strike pay dirt — hit/strike pay dirt American & Australian to achieve or discover something important or valuable. She finally hit pay dirt with her third novel which quickly became a best seller … New idioms dictionary
hit (or strike) pay dirt — informal find or reach a source of profit. → pay dirt … English new terms dictionary
strike pay dirt — ► hit (or strike) pay dirt N. Amer. informal find or reach a source of profit. [ORIGIN: from pay dirt in the sense «ground containing a profitable amount of ore».] Main Entry: ↑pay … English terms dictionary
strike pay dirt — Go to hit pay dirt … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hit pay dirt — hit/strike/pay dirt informal phrase to get or find something valuable or useful He hit pay dirt with his new invention. Thesaurus: to get something or someonesynonym … Useful english dictionary
hit pay dirt — hit/strike pay dirt American & Australian to achieve or discover something important or valuable. She finally hit pay dirt with her third novel which quickly became a best seller … New idioms dictionary
pay dirt — pay ,dirt noun hit/strike pay dirt INFORMAL to get or find something valuable or useful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pay dirt — noun 1. ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner • Hypernyms: ↑ore 2. a profitable success the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt • Hypernyms: ↑success * * * noun 1. : earth or ore that … Useful english dictionary
pay dirt — UK / US noun hit/strike pay dirt informal to get or find something valuable or useful He hit pay dirt with his new invention … English dictionary
