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Idioms and Phrases

Also, strike oil or strike it lucky . Experience sudden financial success, as in He never dreamed that he'd strike it rich this soon , or They really struck oil with that investment , or One of these days we'll strike it lucky . The first of these idioms originated in mining, where it referred to finding a rich mineral deposit. [ Colloquial ; second half of 1800s]

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I think Hollywood used to propose itself as a place where artists and creative people could sustain themselves, perhaps even strike it rich, and that’s gone.

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"Will cutting a few centimetres help you strike it rich?" the user wrote in her video.

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“Diamond hunting will remain a part of my life and I am not going anywhere until I strike it rich,” he said.

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Now the 49ers hope to strike it rich in Sin City by winning the NFL's biggest prize, and coach Kyle Shanahan has a strong hand as they take on defending champions Kansas City.

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Braggadocio from start-ups is de rigueur, and plenty of ex-academics have started biotechnology companies, hoping to strike it rich on their one big discovery.

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