pot of gold

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noun
  1. the realization of all one's hopes and dreams; ultimate success, fulfillment, or happiness: to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

  2. a sudden, huge windfall; sudden wealth: Your only chance for a pot of gold is to win the lottery.

Origin of pot of gold

1
First recorded in 1890–95

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How to use pot of gold in a sentence

  • And as I uncovered it I saw that it was not at all pot-of-gold-colour, but like a bone Pincher has buried.

    The Wouldbegoods | E. Nesbit
  • And as I uncovered it I saw that it was not at all pot-of-gold-color, but like a bone Pincher has buried.

    The Wouldbegoods | E. Nesbit