strike it rich

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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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