pay dirt

Example Sentences

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“The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again,” the post began.

From Salon

Their initial attempts failed to find nematodes in lakebed sediments, prompting Jung to take a hammer to samples of microbialites where she struck biological pay dirt.

From Science Daily

A cadre of agents — veterans who had seized fentanyl, heroin and other illicit narcotics in previous raids — dug deep, hands and boots in a sea of pungent material, before hitting pay dirt.

From Los Angeles Times

He’d strike pay dirt with “Come Monday” and, especially, “Margaritaville,” songs that brought him into the pop mainstream and established the foundation of a career that brought him from the beach into Wall Street boardrooms.

From Los Angeles Times

But Earth MRI is also planning hyperspectral surveys that will scan the treeless, arid surface for pay dirt.

From Science Magazine