hit paydirt

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hit paydirt (third-person singular simple present hits paydirt, present participle hitting paydirt, simple past and past participle hit paydirt)

  1. (idiomatic) To strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.
    With his third novel he finally hit paydirt and wrote a bestseller.
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