strike it rich
Example Sentences
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Columbia State Historic Park is a preserved Gold Rush settlement that allows local and foreign tourists to try and strike it rich at the Matelot Gulch Mining Company.
From Barron's
Some are motivated by long-term financial goals like homeownership, while others want a job in finance or to simply strike it rich.
Jo is one of the tens of thousands of entrepreneurs looking to strike it rich on the seemingly insatiable global demand for beauty products from South Korea.
From Los Angeles Times
“I had to strike it rich to get basic necessities,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
During the Gold Rush of the mid-1850s, Etienne Guittard, a French chocolatier, sailed to California like many others, hoping to strike it rich.
From Los Angeles Times
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