Strike oil In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "strike oil", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-07-15 06:07

Meaning of Strike oil

Synonyms:

strike it rich

Strike oil phrase

Normally used in literal meaning.

Lit. To discover oil when you are trying to get it by drilling in the ground.

 

We finally struck oil after so many unsuccessful attempts.

I thought we struck oil when I saw a thick liquid gushing out.

To achieve success in finding or doing something, or make a lot of money unexpectedly.

 

 

The distinguished professor has recently struck oil in biotechnology after years of research.

Striking oil in detecting a security breach of a major company, he was immediately recruited and offered an exceptionally high salary.

Other phrases about:

POSH - Port out, starboard home
Elegance, swanky, rich, of high class
He wears a ten-dollar hat on a five-cent head

He is rich but also stupid.

make ends meet
To have just enough money to be able to buy the things you need
money is no object

Said to express you a lot money to buy or do what you want, and money is not a problem that can prevent you from possess it.

On the pig's back

Well off or in luck. 
 

Grammar and Usage of Strike oil

Verb Forms

  • striking oil
  • striked oil

The verb "strike" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Strike oil

This phrase dates from the nineteenth century in America. It was employed metaphorically by the second part of the century.  “We are a nation which has struck ile [sic],” stated James Russell 

The Origin Cited: the free idiom .
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