hit/strike paydirtinformalto do,find, or get something that will make a lot ofmoney:They arehopingtohitpaydirt with the newreleaseof thesoftware.(Definition ofpaydirtfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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paydirtConflict issues include choppy seas, poor underwater visibility, inconsistent fuel delivery, personnel issues, mining location rights, sufficientpaydirtdiscovery, diver safety, and ocean-damaging equipment failures.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heavier minerals, principally gold and fine-grained black sands (various iron minerals) are separated from thepaydirtand reconcentrated by this means.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fleet each typically consists of a sluicing apparatus, a means ofpaydirtcollection (dredge), and a cold-water-diving life support system.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The bandits, thinking the gold dust is just worthless sand used to make the bundles of skins they were hidden in seem heavier, scatter thepaydirt.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/paydirt##
