Idiom
hit pay dirt
Meaning
To strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He finally hit pay dirt with his new business idea.”
“After searching through hundreds of old files, the researcher hit pay dirt when she found the missing document.”
“The struggling author hit pay dirt when his latest novel became an unexpected international bestseller, securing his financial future.”
Examples
simple
“He finally hit pay dirt with his new business idea.”
contextual
“After searching through hundreds of old files, the researcher hit pay dirt when she found the missing document.”
complex
“The struggling author hit pay dirt when his latest novel became an unexpected international bestseller, securing his financial future.”
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