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1 hit pay dirt
1) жарг. напасть на золотую жилу, найти золотоносный пласт [первонач. амер.]2) разг. достичь своей цели, добиться успеха, преуспеть; разбогатеть‘Gosh, Perry, I'm all in...’ Mason said reassuringly. ‘We're getting toward the end of it now, Paul. We're striking pay dirt.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Grinning Gorilla’, ch. 13) — - Видит бог, Перри, я выбился из сил... Мейсон попытался его утешить. - Дело близится к концу, Пол. Мы почти у цели. Все с лихвой окупится.
Call either Paul or me the minute you hit pay dirt... (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Amorous Aunt’, ch. 4) — Как только раздобудете что-нибудь важное по этому делу, сейчас же звоните мне или Полу...
Between 1934 and 1951 he hit pay dirt with his historical novels... — С 1934 по 1951 он писал исторические романы, поистине напав на золотую жилу...
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2 hit etc pay dirt
expr infml1)He hit pay dirt with his historical novels — Он напал на настоящую жилу благодаря своим историческим романам
2)When we opened the last trunk we knew we had struck pay dirt — Когда мы открыли последний чемодан, то поняли, что наконец-то нашли что-то стоящее
Call me the minute you hit pay dirt — Как только найдешь что-нибудь интересное, позвони мне
3) AmEWhen we figured out the code we really struck pay dirt — Когда мы "вычислили" код, то получили доступ к так нужной нам информации
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3 pay dirt
сущ.1) амер.; разг.He hit pay dirt with his historical novels. — Он напал на настоящую жилу, начав писать исторические романы.
б) полезная, выгодная находкаCall me the minute you hit pay dirt. — Как только найдешь что-нибудь интересное, звони мне.
в) суть дела2) горн. богатая струя в россыпи, богатая рудная полоса
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