HIT (OR STRIKE) PAY DIRT

Meaning of HIT (OR STRIKE) PAY DIRT in English

hit ( or strike) pay dirt

informal

find or reach a source of profit.

→ pay dirt

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STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck “ ; also strick·en ˈstrikən ; striking ˈstrīkiŋ ; strikes ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid also in sense 8 payed ˈpād ; paid ; paying ; pays ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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HIT — I. ˈhit, usu -id.+V verb ( hit ; hit ; hitting ; hits ) Etymology: Middle English hitten, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIRT — I. ˈdə]t, ˈdə̄], ˈdəi], usu ]d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration of Middle English drit, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRIKE — — strikeless , adj. /struyk/ , v. , struck or ( Obs. ) strook; struck or ( esp. for 31-34 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAY — pay 1 /pay/ , v. , paid or ( Obs. except for defs. 12, 24c ) payed; paying; n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIT — — hitless , adj. — hittable , adj. — hitter , n. /hit/ , v. , hit, hitting , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIRT — /derrt/ , n. 1. any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement. 2. earth or soil, esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck also strick·en ˈstri-kən ; strik·ing ˈstrī-kiŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid ˈpād ; also in sense 7 payed ; pay·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIT — I. ˈhit verb ( hit ; hit·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hyttan, probably from Old Norse hitta …
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DIRT — noun Etymology: Middle English drit, from Old Norse; akin to Old English drītan to defecate Date: 13th century 1. a. …
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Webster English vocab
PAY — noun satisfaction; content. 2. pay ·vt to give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay …
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HIT — pron it. 2. hit ·impf & ·p.p. of hit. 3. hit ·- 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of hide, contracted from …
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DIRT — noun meanness; sordidness. 2. dirt ·noun in placer mining, earth, gravel, ·etc., before washing. 3. dirt ·vt to make foul …
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PAY — [pay] vb paid also in sense 7. payed ; pay.ing [ME, fr. OF paier, fr. L pacare to pacify, fr. …
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HIT — [hit] vb hit ; hit.ting [ME, fr. OE hittan, fr. ON hitta to meet with, hit] vt (bef. 12c) 1 …
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DIRT — dirt BrE AmE dɜːt AmE \ dɝːt ▶ ˌ dirt ˈ cheap BrE AmE ▶ ˈ dirt ˌ farmer BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRIKE — / straɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( struck , struck / strʌk; NAmE /) HIT SB / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRT — / dɜːt; NAmE dɜːrt/ noun [ U ] 1. any substance that makes sth dirty, for example dust, soil or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. strike 1 S3 W3 /straɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAY — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIT — v. & n. --v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIRT — n. 1 unclean matter that soils. 2 a earth, soil. b earth, cinders, etc., used to make a surface for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRIKE — v. & n. v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAY — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIT — v. & n. v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
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DIRT — n. 1 unclean matter that soils. 2 a earth, soil. b earth, cinders, etc., used to make a surface for …
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STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1. a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Oxford English vocab
PAY — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1. (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
HIT — v. & n. --v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1. tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Oxford English vocab
DIRT — n.1 unclean matter that soils. 2 a earth, soil. b earth, cinders, etc., used to make a surface for a …
Oxford English vocab
STRIKE — ( strikes, striking, struck, stricken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAY — ( pays, paying, paid) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIT — ( hits, hitting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'hit' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRT — 1. If there is dirt on something, there is dust, mud, or a stain on it. I started to scrub …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIRT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dirt bike dirt cheap (= very cheap - an informal expression ) ▪ This coat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRIKE — (HIT) [verb] [past:] struck - to hit or attack forcefully or violentlyShe died when her car went out of control …
Cambridge English vocab
PAY — (BUY) [verb] [past:] paid - to give (money) to (someone) usually for something which you want to buy, for services …
Cambridge English vocab
DIRT — [noun] [U] - dust, earth or any substance that prevents a surface from being cleanI can't get the dirt off …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAY — Synonyms and related words : accomplish, achieve, advantage, afford, angel, answer, attend to, avail, back, bankroll, base pay, be exposed …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIRT — See: EAT DIRT, HIT THE DIRT, PAY DIRT.
Slang English vocab
STRIKE — I. noun 1 industrial protest ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ one-day , two-day , etc. ▪ 24-hour , 48-hour …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HIT — I. noun 1 act of hitting sth/sb ADJECTIVE ▪ direct VERB + HIT ▪ deliver , give sth , land …
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DIRT — noun 1 substance that makes sth dirty ADJECTIVE ▪ excess , loose ▪ She brushed the loose ~ off her …
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