单词 | strike it rich |
释义 | strike it richSEE SYNONYMS FOR strike it rich ON THESAURUS.COM 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] Words nearby strike it richstrikebreaker, strikebreaking, strike down, strike fault, strike force, strike it rich, strike note, strike off, strikeout, strikeover, strike pay The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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