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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 idea that you could strike it rich in California with good luck and industry then segued into the fact that people like John Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan could strike it rich,” Brands says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

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

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

This was once a city of dreamers, a gold town that seduced prospectors from all over hoping to strike it rich.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

She served on 757s that did daily Orlando-to-Vegas trips for retirees looking to strike it rich.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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