strike gold

strike gold  {v. phr.}
1. To find gold.
Ted struck gold near an abandoned mine in California.
2. To find suddenly the answer to an old puzzle.
Professor Brown's assistant struck gold when he came up with an equation that explained the irregular motions of a double star.
See: PAY DIRT.
Categories: verb

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