strike it rich
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
Become suddenly and unexpectedly wealthy
Literally: hit valuable resources
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
We stayed there for five days — hoping to strike it rich, but had to be content with a car full of cuddly toys!
Robert Service may not have struck it rich in finding Yukon gold, but he made a fortune from his books of verse, which sold into millions of copies.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “strike it rich” mean?
Become suddenly and unexpectedly wealthy Literally: hit valuable resources
Is “strike it rich” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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