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pay dirt
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pay dirt has 2 senses
CIDE DICTIONARY
pay dirt,
- Earth, rock, etc., which yields a profit to the miner. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- a discovery, especially after an exploratory process, which yields a profit or sought-after benefit; -- used especially in the phrase “to hit pay dirt”. [PJC]
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