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PAY DIRT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A profitable success
Example:
the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("pay dirt" is a kind of...):
success (a state of prosperity or fame)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pay dirt" is a kind of...):
ore (a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined)
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