strike oil

strike oil
1) найти нефть [первонач. амер.]
2) преуспеть, достичь успеха (особ. в финансовом отношении); сделать важное открытие; ≈ повезти

‘What's the matter with you?’ Pledger asked. ‘You acting like you struck oil.’ (A. Saxton, ‘The Great Midland’, part II, ‘The 30's’) — - В чем дело? - удивился Пледжер. - У тебя такой вид. словно ты нашел золотую жилу.

Lyte: "...I really struck oil when I came across her. She's a nice woman." (P. Baldwin, ‘Blues for Mister Charlie’, act III) — Лайл: "...Мне повезло, что я познакомился со старой мисс Джозефин. Она ведь очень милый человек."

You look as though things are going well in the laboratory. I believe you've struck oil. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Masters’, ch. 2) — Судя по вашему виду, дела в лаборатории идут хорошо. Я не сомневаюсь, вы добились успеха.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • strike oil — 1. To discover oil while boring for it 2. To find the way to success and riches • • • Main Entry: ↑oil strike oil see under ↑oil • • • Main Entry: ↑strike …   Useful english dictionary

  • strike oil — strike oil/gold ► [T] NATURAL RESOURCES to find oil or gold under the surface of the earth: »The company announced it had struck oil at one of its wells in Siberia. Main Entry: ↑strike …   Financial and business terms

  • strike oil/gold — ► [T] NATURAL RESOURCES to find oil or gold under the surface of the earth: »The company announced it had struck oil at one of its wells in Siberia. Main Entry: ↑strike …   Financial and business terms

  • strike oil — find oil, locate oil; become suddenly wealthy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • To strike oil — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • strike oil —  Be lucky …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Don't Stand Where the Comet is Assumed to Strike Oil — Dilbert Book Don t Stand Where The Comet Is Assumed To Strike Oil Book No …   Wikipedia

  • strike — [strīk] vt. struck, struck or occas. (but for vt. 11 commonly and for vt. 8 & 15 usually) stricken, striking, [ME striken, to proceed, flow, strike with rod or sword < OE strican, to go, proceed, advance, akin to Ger streichen < IE * streig …   English World dictionary

  • strike gold — Ⅰ. strike gold [T] INFORMAL ► to do something that makes you very successful or rich, especially in a way that is unexpected: »After a slow start, the carmaker finally struck gold in the US. Main Entry: ↑strike Ⅱ. strike oil/gold …   Financial and business terms

  • Strike — Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go, proceed,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oil — [oil] n. [ME oile < OFr < L oleum, oil, olive oil < Gr elaion, (olive) oil, akin to elaia,OLIVE] 1. any of various kinds of greasy, combustible substances obtained from animal, vegetable, and mineral sources: oils are liquid at ordinary… …   English World dictionary


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