pay dirt

n.

1. Earth, ore, or gravel that is profitable to mine.
2. Informal. A useful or profitable discovery or venture.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner

Meaning #2: a profitable success

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mineralholdig jord, som det betaler sig at oparbejde

Français (French)
n. - (US) gisement exploitable, beau filon

Deutsch (German)
n. - abbauwürdiges Erzlager

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εκμεταλλεύσιμο απόθεμα (ορυχείου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
miniera d'oro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - minério ou local que vale a pena ser explorado (m)

Русский (Russian)
рентабельное месторождение, удачный результат

Español (Spanish)
n. - suelo rico en minerales, filón, hallazgo, información interesante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - guldgruva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有生产价值之矿土, 有利可图的事物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 有生產價值之礦土, 有利可圖的事物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 함유량이 많은 수지 맞는 광석(사금 채취지)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 金づる, 収益鉱土

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קרקע שכדאי לחפרה כחומר-גלם, מכרה זהב, מצב כספי מבטיח‬

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