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pay dirt
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pay dirt
(noun)
strike
(verb)
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pay dirt
noun
pay dirt
noun
Learner's definition of PAY DIRT
hit/strike pay dirt
chiefly US, informal
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to do, find, or get something that results in money or success
The band
hit pay dirt
[=had a big success] with their first single.
The police
struck pay dirt
when a witness came forward with new information.
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