Idiom
strike it rich
Meaning
To become rich suddenly and unexpectedly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He hopes to strike it rich by winning the lottery.”
“Many people moved to the mountains during the gold rush, hoping they would strike it rich.”
“After years of struggling as an unknown artist, she finally struck it rich when a famous gallery bought her entire collection.”
Examples
simple
“He hopes to strike it rich by winning the lottery.”
contextual
“Many people moved to the mountains during the gold rush, hoping they would strike it rich.”
complex
“After years of struggling as an unknown artist, she finally struck it rich when a famous gallery bought her entire collection.”
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