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strike it rich

VERB

advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost develop grow improve raise upgrade

STRONG

elevate enlarge grade magnify multiply prefer prosper thrive up uplift

WEAK

break the bank get fat get rich hit pay dirt hit the jackpot make a killing make out pan out strike gold

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease diminish halt hurt lessen reduce repress stop

STRONG

fail lose lower spurn

WEAK

back down hesitate recede retreat retrogress take back turn withdraw yield

VERB

hit the jackpot

Synonyms

WEAK

break the bank clean up hit the mark make a killing score

VERB

line one's pockets

Synonyms

WEAK

clean up coin money feather one's nest fill one's pockets get rich have one's ship come in have the golden touch make a bundle make a fortune make a mint make a wad put money in one's pocket

VERB

prosper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloom blossom catch on do well flourish multiply thrive

STRONG

advance arrive augment batten bear benefit fatten flower gain increase produce progress rise score yield

WEAK

be enriched bear fruit become rich become wealthy do wonders fare well feather nest get on get there go places go to town grow rich hit it big hit the jackpot make a killing make good make it make mark make money make out turn out well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail languish shrink shrivel wither

STRONG

decline decrease lose recede refuse retreat retrogress stop

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strike it rich

The way they see it, they risk being relegated to the permanent underclass if they don’t strike it rich now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

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 ● Nov. 2, 2025

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 ● May 15, 2025

Now the 49ers hope to strike it rich in Sin City by winning the NFL's biggest prize, and coach Kyle Shanahan has a strong hand as they take on defending champions Kansas City.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024

You, too, may strike it rich who dares to play the Westing game.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

strike it rich

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