hit pay dirt

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hit pay dirt

1. Fig. to discover something of value. (Alludes to discovering valuable ore.) Sally tried a number of different jobs until she hit pay dirt. I tried to borrow money from a lot of different people. They all said no. Then when I went to the bank, I hit pay dirt.

2. Fig. to get great riches. After years of poverty, the writer hit pay dirt with his third novel. Jane's doing well. She really hit pay dirt with her new business.

See also: dirt, hit, pay

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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After spending 18 years trolling fields and vacant lots with a metal detector, Terry Herbert finally hit pay dirt in July. Treasure island by New York Times Upfront But when he does hit pay dirt it's much bigger than his wildest dreams as he stumbles on the story of a lifetime. No ifs and butts; Ewan and George stay aherd of the game with silly ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) In the end, these rockers hit pay dirt instead of grave dirt. Alice is unchained on new CD `Blue' by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)			history in the making History repeats itself hit hit a home run hit a nerve hit a plateau hit a snag hit a wall hit against hit and miss hit at hit back hit below the belt hit between the eyes hit bottom hit hard hit home hit in hit it off hit like a ton of bricks hit off hit on hit one where one lives hit or miss hit out hit pay dirt hit rock bottom hit stride hit the books hit the bottle hit the brakes hit the bricks hit the buffers hit the bull's-eye hit the ceiling hit the deck hit the dirt hit the fan hit the ground running hit the hay hit the headlines hit the high spots hit the jackpot hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the panic button hit the right note hit the road hit the roof hit the sack hit the side of a barn			hit list hit list hit list hit lists hit lists hit man Hit Me Baby One More Time Hit Me Back Hit Me Up Hit men Hit My Cell Hit My Line Hit My Phone hit off hit off hit on hit on hit on hit on hit on hit on hit one close to home hit one where one lives hit or miss hit or miss hit or miss hit out hit out hit parade hit parades hit pay dirt Hit point Hit Probability Hit Probability Hit rate Hit rate hit ratio hit rock bottom Hit Size Effectiveness Function hit someone like a ton of bricks Hit someone with a golf ball, liability? hit squad hit squads hit stride HIT syndrome Hit the bid hit the books hit the books hit the books hit the books hit the books hit the books hit the booze hit the bottle hit the brakes hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks hit the bricks

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