- strike it rich
- phrasal to become rich usually suddenly
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
strike it rich
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strike it rich — (informal) To make a sudden large financial gain, eg through discovering a mineral deposit, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑strike * * * strike it rich/lucky/informal phrase to suddenly become rich lucky After … Useful english dictionary
Strike It Rich — can refer to:* Strike It Rich , a 1949 comedy movie starring Rod Cameron and Bonita Granville* Strike It Rich , a 1950s American TV game show* Strike It Rich , a 1980s American game show hosted by Joe Garagiola.* Strike It Lucky , a 1980s and… … Wikipedia
strike it rich — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To discover oil, or a large vein of minerals to be mined, or a buried treasure. * /The old prospector panned gold for years before he struck it rich./ 2. To become rich or successful suddenly or without expecting to. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
strike it rich — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To discover oil, or a large vein of minerals to be mined, or a buried treasure. * /The old prospector panned gold for years before he struck it rich./ 2. To become rich or successful suddenly or without expecting to. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
strike it rich — tv. to become rich suddenly. □ I never thought I would strike it rich. □ Pete is the kind of guy who wants to strike it rich and live in the lap of luxury for the rest of his life … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
strike it rich — to become suddenly and unexpectedly rich or successful. Many immigrants dream of striking it rich in America. Etymology: based on literal meaning of strike it rich (= to find gold in the ground) … New idioms dictionary
strike it rich — earn or win a lot of money, find a gold mine People came to the Yukon hoping to find gold to strike it rich … English idioms
Strike It Rich (radio-TV) — Strike It Rich was a controversial game show on American radio and television from 1947 until 1958.Sponsored by Ludens Cough Drops, the radio series began June 29, 1947 on CBS, continuing until April 30, 1950. Todd Russell was the host in 1947 48 … Wikipedia
Strike It Rich (1986 game show) — Infobox television show name = (The All New) Strike it Rich caption = format = Game Show picture format = NTSC runtime = 30 Minutes creator = starring = Joe Garagiola country = USA rating=TV G network = SYN first aired = 1986 last aired = 1987… … Wikipedia
Strike It Rich (film) — Infobox Film name = Strike It Rich image size = 180px caption = Strike It Rich video cover director = James Scott producer = Graham Easton writer = James Scott Graham Greene narrator = starring = Robert Lindsay Molly Ringwald Marianne Price… … Wikipedia
strike\ it\ rich — v. phr. informal 1. To discover oil, or a large vein of minerals to be mined, or a buried treasure. The old prospector panned gold for years before he struck it rich. 2. To become rich or successful suddenly or without expecting to. Everyone… … Словарь американских идиом
