hit paydirt

hit paydirt
To strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.

With his third novel he finally hit paydirt and wrote a bestseller.


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  • hit paydirt — hit/strike paydirt ► INFORMAL to do, find, or get something that will make a lot of money: »They are hoping to hit paydirt with the new release of the software. Main Entry: ↑paydirt …   Financial and business terms

  • hit paydirt — become rich, win money, make a lot of money    When Helen began selling chocolate, she hit paydirt. She s rich! …   English idioms

  • hit/strike paydirt — ► INFORMAL to do, find, or get something that will make a lot of money: »They are hoping to hit paydirt with the new release of the software. Main Entry: ↑paydirt …   Financial and business terms

  • paydirt — [[t]pe͟ɪdɜː(r)t[/t]] also pay dirt PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone has struck paydirt or has hit paydirt, you mean that they have achieved sudden success or gained a lot of money very quickly. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] Movies have not seen …   English dictionary

  • paydirt — noun (U) AmE 1 hit paydirt informal to make a valuable or useful discovery 2 earth found to contain valuable minerals such as gold …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • paydirt — /ˈpeɪdɜt/ (say paydert) noun 1. earth, rock, etc., which yields a profit to the miner. 2. auriferous gravel rich enough to pay for washing or working. See wash dirt. –phrase 3. strike (or hit) paydirt, to be successful, especially in gaining… …  

  • hit the jackpot — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. win, be lucky, be well paid, strike it rich*, hit paydirt*, strike oil*; see also win 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • paydirt — pay‧dirt [ˈpeɪdɜːt ǁ dɜːrt] noun hit/​strike paydirt informal to make a useful or valuable discovery that will make a lot of money; = strike Bre: • Sales have been flat, and manufacturers can only hope they ll strike paydirt with the new toy. * * …   Financial and business terms

  • hit — hit1 W2S1 [hıt] v past tense and past participle hit present participle hitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(touch somebody/something hard)¦ 2¦(crash into something)¦ 3¦(hurt yourself)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(press)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(affect badly)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • strike paydirt — hit/strike paydirt ► INFORMAL to do, find, or get something that will make a lot of money: »They are hoping to hit paydirt with the new release of the software. Main Entry: ↑paydirt …   Financial and business terms

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