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Definition of
pay dirt noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pay dirt
noun
noun
[
uncountable
]
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earth that contains valuable minerals or metal such as gold
Idioms
hit/strike pay dirt
(
informal
)
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to suddenly be in a successful situation, especially one that makes you rich
The band really hit pay dirt with their last album.
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