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hitting pay dirt

hitting pay dirt is the present participle of hit pay dirt.

Meaning of hit pay dirt

Verb

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

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

Questions about hitting pay dirt

What is hitting pay dirt the present participle of?
Hitting pay dirt is the present participle of hit pay dirt.

Words near hitting pay dirt in the dictionary

  1. hitting one's marks
  2. hitting out
  3. hitting partner
  4. hitting partners
  5. hitting pause
  6. hitting pay dirt
  7. hitting paydirt
  8. hitting rock bottom
  9. hitting send
  10. hitting someone for six
  11. hitting someone when they are down

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