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strike it rich

Idioms  

  1. 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]

Example Sentences

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The way they see it, they risk being relegated to the permanent underclass if they don’t strike it rich now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Columbia State Historic Park is a preserved Gold Rush settlement that allows local and foreign tourists to try and strike it rich at the Matelot Gulch Mining Company.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

During the Gold Rush of the mid-1850s, Etienne Guittard, a French chocolatier, sailed to California like many others, hoping to strike it rich.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

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.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

Finally, we were going to strike it rich.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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