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pot of gold

NOUN
king's ransom
Synonyms
WEAK
El Dorado Golconda end of the rainbow good sum land of milk and honey large sum pretty penny riches of Solomon tidy sum weight in gold
NOUN
mother lode
Synonyms
WEAK
Eldorado abundant source bonanza gold mine lode main vein rich lode

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Plus, the idea of one of us giving up our rent-controlled apartment felt like throwing a pot of gold into the Pacific.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

“Especially if founders feel they will have a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.”

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

It’s famously difficult to prove a negative, but the latest report is yet another one suggesting that this big pot of gold just doesn’t exist — and never did.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

“The pot of gold at the end of this particular rainbow is investible products,” said Richard Carson, a former managing director at Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

They had somehow got it into their heads that each fairy lugged around a pot of gold with him wherever he went.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer