Meanings
verbstrike it rich (third-person singular simple present strikes it rich, present participle striking it rich, simple past and past participle struck it rich)
present singular third person strikes it rich · participle present striking it rich · participle past struck it rich · past struck it rich
- idiomaticinformalTo become rich suddenly and unexpectedly.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 大發其財 /大发其财, 發財 /发财
- 大發其財 /大发其财 (dàfāqícái)become rich
- 發財 /发财 (fācái)become rich
Finnish äkkirikastua
- äkkirikastuabecome rich
Portuguese tirar a sorte grande
- tirar a sorte grandebecome rich
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strike it rich,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike%20it%20rich.
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