They finally struck oil with their new business idea.
strike oil
idiomTo have sudden good fortune, especially financially.
After years of struggling to find a hit song, the band finally struck oil with their latest album.
The struggling entrepreneur felt as though he had struck oil when a major investor suddenly offered to fund his ambitious project.
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add oil
Synonym of let's go: a cheer of encouragement, support, etc.
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burn the midnight oil
To work studiously, especially late into the night.
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lightning strike
A (sometimes unofficial) strike by workers with little or no warning.
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oil and water
Two things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.
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oil burner
A device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.
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oil trash
An uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.
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on strike
Withholding labor as a protest, in order to effect change in management or government.
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pour oil on troubled waters
To calm, appease or quiet a person or situation.