strike oil

Verb

Meaning

To find petroleum when boring for it.

(figuratively, informal) To have sudden good fortune, especially financially.

Examples

My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil. J. Paul Getty

I only know that all is lost, and that nothing can help me unless I inherit money, strike oil or go to work. Will Cuppy

Rockefeller once explained the secret of success. 'Get up early, work late - and strike oil.' Joey Adams

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