Translations for „pay dirt“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈpay dirt N no pl Am

pay dirt

abbauwürdiges Erzlager

to hit [or strike] pay dirt fig

auf eine Goldader stoßen

pay dirt N

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to hit pay dirt Am fig

fündig werden

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hit [or strike] pay dirt fig

auf eine Goldader stoßen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Tunnels were then dug in all directions to reach the richest veins of pay dirt.

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Gold is about to hit pay dirt!

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The scientists who struck pay dirt in dirt speculate that the biosolid precious metals come from households, medical offices and industry.

www.timescolonist.com

You have to remove a lot of rock -- mostly below the ore zone, just to get the pay dirt out.

www.dailyreckoning.com.au

Investing in cryptocurrency can be very risky as the fluctuations vary greatly, but when you hit pay dirt, the profit can be staggering.

technology.inquirer.net

It will result in companies drilling fewer exploration wells, with each more likely to strike pay dirt than before.

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The researchers hit pay dirt again, and with a negative result.

www.psychiatrictimes.com

Investigators finally hit pay dirt once a "firewall" team performed an expedited log search.

www.cbc.ca

Principally the reader wants to know whether our likeable companion will hit pay dirt and whether he'll be corrupted in the process.

www.independent.co.uk

In an act of extraordinary courage, she persevered, gave up her third vacation in a row, and hit pay dirt.

news.nationalpost.com