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Meaning of hit pay dirt | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“With his third novel he finally hit pay ⟳ dirt and wrote a bestseller.”

“But after moving to New York, he soon found success on the stage ⟳, beginning with a small role in Tall Story (1959), and within a few years hit pay ⟳ dirt as a newly wed in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park ⟳ on Broadway.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

hit rock bottom hit send hit someone for six hit someone when they are down hit someone when they were down hit the accelerator

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