hit paydirt in English

Audio: en-au-hit paydirt.ogg

[Australia] Forms: hits paydirt [present, singular, third-person], hitting paydirt [participle, present], hit paydirt [participle, past], hit paydirt [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> paydirt}} hit paydirt (third-person singular simple present hits paydirt, present participle hitting paydirt, simple past and past participle hit paydirt)

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    {
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        "To strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break."
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        "(idiomatic) To strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break."
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    {
      "form": "hits paydirt",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit paydirt",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit paydirt",
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"hit paydirt" meaning in English

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