strike gold

idiom

: to have great success with something
The studio struck gold with their latest film.

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This is where the Lakers could strike gold due to the struggles that Cleveland saw in the postseason. Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 And the track record, if Payton and Denver strike gold on any of them, will continue to recruit itself. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 May 2025 Big names such as Stanford and the University of California system lead the pack in patent activity, but hundreds of other universities are also trying to strike gold by monetizing intellectual property. Joshua M. Pearce, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025 However, success requires more than expansion, with those prioritising resilient, scalable, energy-smart solutions best positioned to strike gold in the long run. Elena Bou, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for strike gold

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“Strike gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20gold. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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