pay dirt
Earth which contains profitable quantities of oreEarth which contains profitable quantities of ore.
» Tom hit pay dirt.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Earth which contains profitable quantities of ore.
(figuratively, uncountable)A profitable area or period; success.
to hit pay dirt
a profitable success
Examples
5 sentencesTom hit pay dirt.
He hit pay dirt.
She hit pay dirt.
Sami was getting paid dirt money.
A struggling actor I know finally hit pay dirt when he was cast in the new Quentin Tarantino film.
Origin
From pay + dirt.From pay + dirt.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable