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pay dirt definition

☆ pay dirt

soil, gravel, ore, etc. rich enough in minerals to make mining profitable
pay dirt Idioms

hit pay dirt

or strike pay dirt
Informal to discover a source of wealth, success, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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