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be as [crazy/rich etc.] as they come

to be very rich, crazy etc.. Jenny's as crazy as they come.

See also: come, crazy

be (all) part of life's rich pageant/tapestry (literary)

if you say that a bad or difficult experience is all part of life's rich tapestry, you mean that you must accept it because it is a part of life that cannot be avoided. Having kids certainly causes problems, but that's all part of life's rich tapestry.

See also: part

filthy/stinking rich (informal)

extremely rich. Most of us are stinking rich compared to the average citizen in the Third World. Palm Beach has the highest concentration of filthy rich folk in the world.

a rich seam (formal)

a subject which provides a lot of opportunities for people to discuss, write about or make jokes about. Both wars have provided a rich seam of drama for playwrights and novelists alike. (often + of) His second novel mines the same rich seam of mother-son relations.

See also: seam

strike it rich

to suddenly become rich. He struck it rich in the oil business.

See also: strike

That's (a bit) rich!

something that you say when someone criticizes you to show that you do not think they are being fair because they are as bad as you. I'm greedy? That's a bit rich, coming from you!

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strike it rich

to become suddenly and unexpectedly rich or successful. Many immigrants dream of striking it rich in America.

Etymology: based on literal meaning of strike it rich (= to find gold in the ground)

See also: strike