strike gold
to become rich

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strike gold
[informal]
1.
to become rich.
Some investors have struck gold investing in airlines.

2.
to win a gold medal (= a round piece of metal given as a prize) in a sports competition.
Not since the 1964 Olympics, when Ann Packer and Mary Rand struck gold have women's expectations been so high.

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strike gold
to find or do something that makes you rich
The company was able to strike gold with their new product.

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strike gold
v. phr.
1. To find gold.
Ted struck gold near an abandoned mine in California.
2. To find suddenly the answer to an old puzzle.
Professor Brown's assistant struck gold when he came up with an equation that explained the irregular motions of a double star. See: PAY DIRT.

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