| 单词 | pay dirt |
| 例句 | The two dug through the reference books, and before long they struck pay dirt: An international telephone technical standard that listed the MF frequencies. From “phreaks” to Apple: Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak’s “eureka!” moment 2013-02-16T14:00:00Z Hollywood sharpies spend endless hours at pitch meetings dreaming up hybrids of famous movies, and sometimes they hit pay dirt. Cowboys & Aliens: Two Great Genres, One Mediocre Movie 2011-07-28T22:05:00Z There’s one “literary snob who can’t sell and hates everybody who can,” and a “Vampire Girl” who “hit pay dirt with a series about vampires and ghosts and some such junk.” Plot Twist! John Grisham’s New Thriller Is Positively Lawyerless 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Hope hit pay dirt the following year with "The Cat and the Canary," a horror-comedy based on the 1927 silent classic. DVDs: When Bob Hope, Joe E. Brown and Red Skelton ruled comedies 2010-06-05T01:16:00Z He hits pay dirt with a noisily ostentatious Texan named Billy Wynn, who can count a big boat, an elephant gun and a model named Helene among his favorite possessions. Books of The Times: As Pirates Swash Their Buckles 2010-10-10T19:00:00Z Let’s just say that “The Bishop’s Wife” is billed as “a Linda Wallheim novel,” which suggests that her instincts will continue to yield pay dirt. ‘The Bishop’s Wife,' a Mormon Mystery by Mette Ivie Harrison 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z I obtained a writ of attachment from the court, brought it to the nearest branch and ... pay dirt! I went to D.C.’s small claims court and learned a big lesson — in something “The businesses along here were like a roll call of my personal failures,” says the title character in “The Confidential Informant,” who plans to hit pay dirt by outing a murderer. George Pelecanos Explores New Terrain in ‘The Martini Shot’ 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z And then there are those days when she hits pay dirt, like a load of coffee in K-cups, which go fast, or a case of Velveeta cheese, which she sells for $5 a block. Dented, Dated, Discontinued? At the Salvage Grocery, It’s Called a Deal 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z These are authors whose books are unlikely to hit pay dirt and who are struggling to find a publisher with the funds to back them. Looking for a great self-published book? Here's where to find it 2012-11-19T13:09:17Z For mushrooms, an ailing tree is pay dirt. How Black Foragers Find Freedom in the Natural World 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z It seems that you and your husband went outside your comfort zones for this — and you both hit pay dirt. For Rene Russo, it took time to understand 'Nightcrawler' character 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Helm hit pay dirt in terms of novel back story with his second interview, the banker, who split her childhood between Connecticut and Brazil, and revealed some interesting facts about international banking practices. | 'Interviewing the Audience': If You Go to the Show, You May Just Land a Role 2011-02-11T03:30:22Z As vile as his overall message was, Donald Trump hit pay dirt when he ventured into this arena of political correctness. Will I ever yield to the modern sissification of discourse? Nope. 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z And he hits pay dirt with the vivid stories told by ordinary people about dancing in rooms so dark they couldn’t see their partners. | 'The Story of Lover?s Rock': ?The Story of Lover?s Rock,? Directed by Menelik Shabazz ? Review 2011-11-29T23:45:15Z “I think she hit pay dirt on that: about trying to live your life, but also deal with these diseases and these illnesses that come to rob you.” Lurlene McDaniel has made a career of making people cry 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z He’d strike pay dirt with “Come Monday” and, especially, “Margaritaville,” songs that brought him into the pop mainstream and established the foundation of a career that brought him from the beach into Wall Street boardrooms. The 12 essential Jimmy Buffett songs 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z But Earth MRI is also planning hyperspectral surveys that will scan the treeless, arid surface for pay dirt. Major U.S. geological survey aims to uncover minerals critical for batteries and microchips 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The real pay dirt is likely to reveal itself when the rushing waters swollen with snow melt subside. A New Rush to Find Gold in the Sierra Nevada Foothills 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z McCann would seal things on the power play late in the final frame, his quick snapper from the left circle finding pay dirt for his 40th goal of the season. Kraken fight off Coyotes as they try to move up Pacific Division standings 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Mahomes promptly led them downfield, going 4 for 4 with a touchdown throw to Blake Bell, then led them to pay dirt again after Wilson’s interception moments later. Despite changes, Broncos stuck with same old result in KC 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Robinson started the big plays by blocking Matt Noll’s punt on the opening possession and taking it 26 yards to pay dirt. Big plays lift Morgan State past Delaware State 37-7 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z After both teams struggled to get most going offensively to start, the Jets found pay dirt halfway through the first quarter. Jets continue winning ways in 16-9 defeat of Broncos 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z After all, it looks as if they have hit pay dirt with their rookie class — most notably with tackles Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas and cornerback Tariq Woolen. Live: Seahawks-Saints GameCenter: Live updates, highlights, how to watch, stream game 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z After all, it looks as though they have hit pay dirt with their rookie class — most notably with tackles Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas and cornerback Tariq Woolen. Seahawks’ 2022 rookies have potential to be team’s stars of the future 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z He spent several weeks digging into his medical records and scrolling through scientific websites before hitting pay dirt: a possible diagnosis that was subsequently confirmed by genetic testing. A tenacious student uncovered the root of an onslaught of broken bones 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z It was the 16th blocked kick for the Vikings special teams this season, and put Minnesota in business with pay dirt waiting. AP WAS THERE: Raiders win 1st Super Bowl beating Vikings 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z One said, “If the feds begin digging at the proposed dump in New Jersey, they would hit pay dirt,” and the other replied, “Yes, they sure will,” according to the report. Search for Jimmy Hoffa Leads the F.B.I. to Jersey City Landfill 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z But Fleury, who’s made a living flip-flopping around his net, somehow threw his body to his left and got his glove up high enough to block Gourde’s shot from hitting pay dirt. Playing another struggling team doesn’t help Kraken as they lose fifth straight 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Finally, in November of last year, I hit pay dirt. He gave the world the perfect pot pipe. Fifty years later, he took it to the internet 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Oregon’s shorthanded defense forced a third turnover on downs, denying the Buckeyes on a fourth and two play, just eight yards from pay dirt. Oregon brings a little balance back to college football with its upset at Ohio State 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Their GM, Kelly McCrimmon, hit pay dirt in his expansion draft as his team vaulted to the top of the Western Conference. Kraken GM Ron Francis’ approach in the expansion and entry drafts seemed unorthodox. Will it work? 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Wednesday, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said that his team had already hit pay dirt with their first-round pick when it traded it to the Jets for safety Jamal Adams last July. The Seahawks’ draft should be judged by more than just the 3 picks they made 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z It didn’t take long for Ms. Bautista, 17 — and, to her chagrin, her white Puma shoes — to hit some serious pay dirt. Amid One Pandemic, Students Train for the Next 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z The project has now stumbled on its most intriguing pay dirt yet. Was That a Dropped Call From ET? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z “I didn’t believe I actually scored and hit pay dirt,” Johnson said. Jets RB Ty Johnson went from sending emails to scoring TDs 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z But after one year, he hit pay dirt. Flash of luck: Astronomers find cosmic radio burst source 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z But on May 18, archaeologists hit pay dirt, uncovering part of a mosaic that Mr. de Zuccato knew well from the century-old photographs. Roman Villa’s Mosaics Are Unearthed, Again, a Century After Last Dig 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Near the end of his route, he hit pay dirt. As Biden Makes Push in Iowa, His Ground Game May Have Some Gaps 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Leishman wasn't the only Aussie to hit pay dirt on Sunday. Tiger Woods and golf world mourn Kobe Bryant, Marc Leishman triumphs at Torrey and Bryson Dechambeau given slow-play warning: What you missed - Golf Digest 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z After first searching in Honduras and Colombia, archeologists hit pay dirt in 2010 when satellite imagery located promising remnants deep in an impenetrable jungle in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil. The most powerful — and mysterious — abandoned cities the world forgot 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z It wasn’t the last time he reached pay dirt. Watson, Hyde lead Chiefs to 31-24 victory over Chiefs 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Within days, he hit pay dirt—a shard that appeared to complete the flood story—and the British Museum financed two further trips for him. How to Read “Gilgamesh” 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Fuller added after the game that he was “praying” for the long-awaited punt return to pay dirt. Aaron Fuller, Jacob Eason fuel UW Huskies offense in convincing road win over BYU 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Brown, a North Carolina transfer, reached pay dirt next. K-State rolls Nicholls 49-14 in Klieman’s coaching debut 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z In years past, the third contract was pay dirt. In Andrew Luck’s Retirement, Football’s Consequences Weigh Heavily 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z “It felt like pay dirt. It felt good.” The cantankerous glory of David Crosby, who hates Spotify, wants to reunite CSNY and saved at least $25,000 growing pot 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Max Homa hit pay dirt at Quail Hollow two weeks ago, his Wells Fargo Championship win securing his tour status and bestowing an invite to the PGA Championship. PGA morning rundown: Tiger facing wrongful death lawsuit, Koepka eyes history, and Rory reverses course on Olympics - Golf Digest 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Hitting pay dirt means striking it rich and comes from the California Gold Rush in the 19th century. NFL language: from Hail Mary to Pick-6 on Any Given Sunday 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z They hit pay dirt, recovering 12 additional fossils—assorted teeth as well as hand and foot bones—for a total of 13 specimens representing at least three individuals. Philippine Fossils Add Surprising New Species to Human Family Tree 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Meaning the Masters champ has already hit pay dirt before strolling down Magnolia Lane over half the time in the past 16 years. Masters 2019: Does momentum really matter? What history says about Jordan Spieth's chances at Augusta National - Golf Digest 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z He enlisted a team of divers in 2015 to search for bottles but didn’t hit pay dirt until 2017, after storms shifted sands and made the first-class dining room accessible. Taste of history: Yeast from 1886 shipwreck makes new brew 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Greed overwhelms them when they hit pay dirt, but later they become conscience-stricken as, sure enough, lives are lost and the immorality of the mission bites hard. ‘Triple Frontier’: Ben Affleck leads grim, gritty tale of conflicted ex-soldiers 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Andrade had been the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's best friend and personal bodyguard before rising to the role of treasurer and hitting pay dirt. Feds auction off prized horses of ex-Venezuela treasurer who got rich as socialist country crumbled 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Instant polls taken by CBS and CNN after Tuesday night’s speech found that Mr. Trump’s call for bipartisan compromise on programs for the middle class struck pay dirt with voters. Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech pleases viewers, Republicans 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Williams kept churning as the Chiefs began to push him, inch by inch, toward pay dirt. Mahomes leads Chiefs to doorstep of playing in Super Bowl 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Along the way to pay dirt, Alabama converted on a fourth-and-one play from the Clemson 6, with Josh Jacobs bulling ahead for four yards. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson roll over Alabama to win Tigers' second national title in three years 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The Astros’ and Cubs’ transformation from bottom-dwellers to World Series champions romanticizes the approach, but there are plenty of other teams that failed to hit pay dirt. Whether you like it or not, the Mariners’ trading of James Paxton had to happen 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z One seller of pay dirt, who goes by the name of Harley Davidson, says there are a lot of scammers and even the honest agents are making a good profit. How to prospect for gold in England 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Herbert: If quantum tantra ever really hits pay dirt, artists will no doubt be the first sorts of people to mine this new psychophysical resource. Chasing the Quantum Tantra 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z And in the Capitol Riverfront community he hit pay dirt, he said. For its residents, D.C.’s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood hits it out of the ballpark 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile system, but at least two hit pay dirt, injuring at least three civilians. Palestinians fire Katusha rockets at Sredot, Israel 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z First-tee jitters aside, expect Tiger's opening drive to hit pay dirt on Thursday. U.S. Open 2018: Our 10 favorite prop bets, odds, wagers and picks at Shinnecock Hills - Golf Digest 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Yahalom-Mack’s team was digging through the floor of a massive iron age structure in the summer of 2017 when a volunteer struck pay dirt. 3,000-year-old sculpture leaves researchers scratching their heads 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z He was on three phones at the same time and finally hit pay dirt. Stanley Cup would be especially meaningful for longtime Capitals fans 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z In other words, just the opposite of the football cliché “running to pay dirt.” That’s also how much money you’ll find in his couch cushions 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Woodland and Perez have already hit pay dirt this season, while Simpson's enjoying something of a mid-career rejuvenation the past year. Match Madness: Breaking down the 2018 WGC-Match Play groups - Golf Digest 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Meaning the Masters champ has already hit pay dirt before strolling down Magnolia Lane over half the time in the past 15 years. Does momentum matter at the Masters? What it means for Tiger Woods at Augusta National - Golf Digest 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z He hasn’t hit pay dirt in the draft for several years and has been particularly off-base in evaluating offensive linemen. Seahawks better off keeping GM John Schneider — or getting a big haul in a trade 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z The Cougars hit pay dirt with their last quarterback from Utah - Luke Falk. Meet WSU’s next great Utah-bred quarterbacking hopeful: Lehi HS’s Cammon Cooper 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “The Jaguars struck pay dirt with this free agent signing,” Paul Domowitch of the Philadelphia Daily News says of Campbell. Halfway through, who are likely leaders for AP NFL awards? 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Within hours of a second volley emailed March 11, the hackers hit pay dirt. How Russian hackers pried into Clinton campaign emails 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Of course, this was acknowledged early on, when she starred in Philip Noyce’s psychological thriller Dead Calm and hit international pay dirt in 1989. Why Nicole Kidman deserves a special round of applause | Deborah Orr 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z “They really hit pay dirt,” said Roy Schwitters, an expert in experimental high-energy physics at the University of Texas at Austin who was not involved with this project. Cosmic rays reveal mysterious void in Egypt’s Great Pyramid 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Her answer was a patch of pay dirt around 290 miles north, past endless forests of spruce and golden-leafed aspen, at the end of a gravel road known as the Silver Trail. Faded Yukon Gold Rush Town, Population 20, Mines Its Weirdness 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z To start the second quarter, down only 10-0, Tennessee got a hopeful interception, 27 yards from pay dirt that never would pay. At proud programs such as Tennessee and LSU, deserted stadiums illustrate misery 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Hurns caught six balls for 82 yards and found pay dirt. FANTASY PLAYS: Taking stock of hurt tight ends, others in W3 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Alston, who has been torturing Northern Virginia defenses all year, said this game became special when he realized how easily he could get to the outside and use his speed to race to pay dirt. High school football notebook: No. 1 DeMatha dominates with defense, running game 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z After encountering numerous bureaucratic hurdles during the application process, Waggoner’s efforts finally hit pay dirt. EXCHANGE: Man salutes fellow Marine who saved his life 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z She struck pay dirt on a nude beach in Jacob Riis Park in 1980, when a Hasidic Jew, dressed in black hat and overcoat on a scorching summer day, unexpectedly appeared. null 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z My date wanted bigger, sharper comic pay dirt — more explosive laughter. Review | A Second City satire returns to the Kennedy Center, quick hitting but less biting 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Some skinny kid, whose name I forget, was sprinting down the sideline, headed for pay dirt. “Crossing the River No Name” 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z A few minutes later, they hit pay dirt again when one of the pilots observed a truck on a logging road. Special Ops With a Studious Bent Fight Destruction of Brazil’s Amazon 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z But these wagers are supposed to be fun, and laying a few bucks down on a 70-plus yard journey to pay dirt fits that bill. Here are the golf-related prop bets for Super Bowl LI (and our predictions) - Golf Digest 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z That’s what happens when you are last in red zone efficiency and just 29th when in finding pay dirt after being in goal-to-go. NFL Week 11 Predictions: Bills Can Handle Bengals, Packers Bounce Back 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Runs of seven, 28 and three yards got Randolph to pay dirt with 50 seconds to play. Gonzaga gets past stingy Good Counsel defense in 31-7 senior day romp 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z The Eagles’ goal-line back is one of the best bets to hit pay dirt in Week 6. Fantasy Football: Players to Start in Week 6 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Finally, he hit pay dirt with Adam Levitin, a law professor at Georgetown. You Have 540 Days to Request a Refund, Starting 541 Days Ago 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z The loss of Moncrief may make Allen more of a factor, but regardless of that, he is always a threat to hit pay dirt, and this matchup makes that all the more likely. Fantasy Football: Players to Start in Week 3 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z She recently hit pay dirt when she learned that one of the veteran's daughters lives just a few miles away in Queens. WWII dog tags found on beach in '66 returned to family 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z She recently hit pay dirt when she learned that one of the veteran’s daughters lives just a few miles away in Queens. WWII dog tags found on beach in '66 returned to family 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z But to private equity, it is pay dirt. How Housing’s New Players Spiraled Into Banks’ Old Mistakes 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z “It’s a little bit humbling that the first time I hit pay dirt, it’s with someone else’s work,” he says. Whit Stillman’s Sense & Sensibilities 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z In the very first cube, Dr. Willerslev hit genetic pay dirt. Eske Willerslev, a Human DNA Tour Guide 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z From there, Edwards sprinted the final 300 yards to pay dirt, crossing the line .675 of a second ahead of Busch to win for the second consecutive week. Carl Edwards wins NASCAR's Toyota Owners 400, bumping Kurt Busch near the finish 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Several layers of oil- and gas-bearing rock are stacked in the Permian, giving producers more chances to hit pay dirt from each well. Want to Bet on Oil Companies? It’s All About the ZIP Code 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z Bush’s conversational style brought to mind a field of Texas oil drills, each one probing, probing, probing, methodically and relentlessly, until hitting pay dirt. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Showed Me How to Be a Better Father 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Cook failed to find pay dirt last season, but he was the Rams' second-leading receiver with 481 yards and 19 grabs for first downs. Meet the Los Angeles Rams 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Those moments are pay dirt for moderators, but they are, by nature, unpredictable. A Debate CNBC Plans to Win 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z In late September, the 11th call hit pay dirt. The Lonely Death of George Bell 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Alford caught the pass along the sideline and raced to pay dirt. The Redskins are developing grit at game’s end, but they’re not there yet 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Jones has hit pay dirt in consecutive weeks and asserted himself as the WR2 for the Bengals. Fantasy Football Week 4: Rankings and Matchup Analysis 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Three days into their trip, they hit pay dirt in Simla, Colorado. Father, daughter cross chasing tornadoes off bucket list 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Minions is the latest release from Illumination, the animation house that struck pay dirt back in 2010 with the offbeat “super villain becomes a patriarch” comedy Despicable Me. 'Minions' Review: Sandra Bullock And Jon Hamm Steal The Show 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The researchers hit pay dirt when they checked their statistics for higher rates of angina. Herpes Virus Tied to Angina Risk, Study Suggests 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z The wildly popular app allows Tencent to channel 500 million monthly active users to its entertainment services, a huge consumer base for subscriptions or marketing - pay dirt for media and advertising partners. WeChat is Tencent's ace in China's online entertainment race 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z That’s another sign that Gold Miners ETF stands, as the old-time miners say, to "hit pay dirt." 10 Commodities Investments to Rev Up Your Portfolio 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z “When she met Bob, she hit pay dirt. I am sincerely sad for her,” Adelaide Polsinelli, a co-worker, said in 2003. A Look Inside Robert Durst's Home Life with Second Wife Debrah Lee Charatan 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Later, Sergeant McKay headed to the yard where she expected to hit pay dirt, Southwest Metals, which was linked to nearly half of her cases last year, she said. Crackdown in a Detroit Stripped of Metal Parts 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z But the following year, the Sea Gem drilling platform hit pay dirt, or rather natural gas. When did Earth become Planet Oil? 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Robertson’s shot found pay dirt, and the entire sequence took just 22 seconds. Field hockey: Chantilly tops Westfield in 6A North semifinals, will meet Fairfax next With the help of local teenagers, they dug into the creek bed and hit pay dirt, unearthing the hand-dug well - with tool marks along the side - that appeared to have been there for centuries. Mysterious water well unearthed in North Texas 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Abrams will push for similar sneak previews for Tomorrowland and Star Wars Episode VII if the Interstellar early release hits pay dirt, so vote with your pocketbooks, dear moviegoers. Is IMAX/Netflix Deal An "Et Tu, Brute?" Moment? 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Louisiana Monroe, college football finally hits pigskin pay dirt. In college football's weekend, escape artists are featured performers 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Last year, Cyrus hit pay dirt on her suggestive duet with Robin Thicke, which set Twitter volume records at the time. With no Miley Cyrus twerking, VMA ratings down 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z But it wasn’t until last year’s Jaws-meets-Twister disaster film that Levin hit pay dirt, attracting millions of viewers to a story that he has never described as anything but ridiculous. Richard Dreyfuss has never heard of it: talking to the creator of 'Sharknado 2' 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z The institute hit pay dirt in 1990 when crew member Sue Hendrickson stumbled upon some skeletal remains on a Cheyenne River Reservation ranch. In the World of Big Lizards, Peter Larson is a Big Name “He hits pay dirt there,” Mr. Powell said, narrating. Relaxed Thief Is Videotaped as He Browses 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z But toward the end of the book, in a chapter called “Implementing Network Intelligence Programs,” the authors hit pay dirt. How To Exploit Your Network: Six Tips From LinkedIn Founder 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Then drill down on the taxable equivalent yields for the real pay dirt. Time To Buy Muni Bonds, Here's Why 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The team hit pay dirt in September 1988: Piles of gold coins and ingots lay scattered across the ship’s rotting timbers, and overnight, the investors became millionaires — in theory, at least. X Still Marks Sunken Spot, and Gold Awaits 2014-05-05T01:07:10Z The conventional wisdom is that viral pay dirt requires volume. Upworthy Goes Viral by Optimizing Optimism 2013-08-01T10:00:28Z After 17 years of trying, Mr. Mitchell finally hit pay dirt with gushers of gas in 1998. George Mitchell, a Pioneer in Hydraulic Fracturing, Dies at 94 2013-07-27T00:54:12Z Some of the less serious investigations sometimes strike unexpected pay dirt. Nonpartisan Fact-Checking Comes to South Africa 2013-07-24T01:33:24Z They struck pay dirt when one man led them to an abandoned village in the southwest, said to be hundreds of years old. Experts Scramble to Trace the Emergence of MERS 2013-07-01T20:05:33Z Thus, this week in Texas, Davis, hit pay dirt, while Republican Lt. Texas Tussle: Rick Perry Sets Up Round 2 in Abortion Fight 2013-06-28T02:20:24Z They eventually agreed and started citing names, and we hit pay dirt on about the 15th one: MindSpring Enterprise, the Internet service provider. You're the Boss Blog: Fighting the Consultant Temptation 2013-05-02T11:00:34Z HBO, which hit pay dirt with “The Sopranos,” is built on finding and backing the modern auteurs of television. The Media Equation: At FX, a Playbook That Gives Its Series Free Rein 2013-02-03T23:51:47Z At No. 27A, she struck pay dirt; the man who answered said the apartment was in his building. Dream Home: The Come-True Edition 2012-12-09T01:17:16Z Houston - Ridley has kept his owners happy, having reached pay dirt in five straight games. The Fifth Down: Week 14 in Fantasy Football: Favorable and Unfavorable Matchups 2012-12-07T15:42:44Z In some cases, the encounter never did happen, but on April 23, 2011, the scientists hit pay dirt. Meet Makemake -- the New Pluto 2012-11-26T10:45:00Z In 2009, LoggerHead hit pay dirt when Sears agreed to do a test sale. Popular Wrench Fights a Chinese Rival 2012-11-09T01:03:09Z With the publishing side of comics having a fragile recovery after the recession, many comics companies besides Valiant hope to hit Hollywood pay dirt. Comics Publisher Valiant Sees It Future on Film 2012-07-09T00:34:20Z A week ago in Sheboygan, Wis., he struck political pay dirt at the lanes after rolling three strikes in a row. Santorum Goes Bowling for Votes in Chilton, Wis. 2012-04-02T04:24:54Z Their interest in geology is confined to the finding of pay dirt, and they look for that in only the most desultory and cursory manner. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z What's 'pay dirt'?" asked Will "That, my boy, is what miners call dirt that has gold in it. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z And occasionally—when I'm really on my game—I hit pay dirt and obtain a competitor's proposal to a client. Know Thy Enemy, Befriend Rivals 2012-01-31T17:30:00Z If they find a nest of carpenter ants, pay dirt! Basics: These Mammals Pack a Toxic Punch 2012-01-30T19:13:25Z They will pick high in each round and – beyond Andrew Luck – they have to hit pay dirt on quite a few if they hope to rebound quickly. The Fifth Down: Answers to Readers? Questions 2012-01-20T19:59:30Z I was pretty lucky, though, and I struck pay dirt in the Klondike. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z Well, if he got some, the miners must have struck pay dirt. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z They would then fill this box with pay dirt, dip water from the creek or river, and pour it in on the pay dirt with one hand and rock with the other. A Trip to California in 1853 Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer 2011-12-21T03:00:30.213Z The pan, about two-thirds filled with the “pay dirt” to be washed, is held in the stream or in a hole filled with water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z When the team finally crossed the mineralized zone on their second trip, he knew they had hit pay dirt. Afghanistan Holds Enormous Bounty of Rare Earths, Minerals 2011-09-29T17:45:05.640Z “But that was before Ebeneezer struck ‘pay dirt’ down in Cripple Creek. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z If I'm wrong, and we don't strike some rich pay dirt, we can drift on to the Gulch, and try our luck there. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z We prospected all around there, but could not strike any pay dirt. A Trip to California in 1853 Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer 2011-12-21T03:00:30.213Z Edison Nation is just one of several so-called open innovation companies that seek to encourage creativity and share in the profits when that creativity strikes pay dirt. Prototype: You Bring an Idea, and They?ll Do the Rest 2011-06-11T17:29:37Z He hit pay dirt at No. 61 - a German man living in the United States, around 25 years old. 30 years after first AIDS cases, hope for a cure 2011-06-03T04:02:08Z Near what is now Dawson City he struck very rich pay dirt in a side hill. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z They closely scanned the trail on either side, for Gabe had told them some methods of recognizing when they were near pay dirt, and they wanted to test their new knowledge. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z At the same time, all the skill he has brought to bear to acquire companies for Sanofi hasn’t always yielded pay dirt. Sanofi Viehbacher Secures Genzyme Growth With Hard Line Offer 2011-02-16T23:27:32Z It hit pay dirt in the form of a file blandly labeled BPL_HI.pdf, available for download from a computer in Hawaii. Is WikiLeaks Hacking for Secrets? 2011-02-03T22:00:00Z Yes, I reckon ye’ve got a streak of real pay dirt in ye, stranger. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z The rich pay dirt is only struck near bed rock and this generally lies from eighteen to twenty-five feet below the surface. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z "Maybe he's struck good pay dirt, and he hates to leave." Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z There is still enough pay dirt for us to live pretty comfortable, but the men say we ought to be getting a whole lot more. The Ranch Girls at Home Again 2011-01-13T03:01:04.363Z Radical is far from the only company trying to turn comics and graphic novels into movie pay dirt. Film Studio Born of Comic Books Grabs Hollywood?s Attention 2011-01-10T03:10:48Z But once in a while, Shucard hits pay dirt -- someone who pledges to support Ohio Democrat Ted Strickland for governor. Democrats hope organization beats enthusiasm 2010-10-14T18:17:00Z His pay dirt while being washed averaged $250 an hour to each man shovelling in. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Among the appetizers, we hit pay dirt with the potato roti, bathed in coconut milk, heady with curry and cinnamon, and served with marvelously flaky Malaysian paratha. | Morristown: At Ming II, Hearty Asian Flavors Covering Lots of Ground 2010-06-12T02:04:00Z Finally, she hit pay dirt: deficiencies of this essential nutrient caused the patient to develop a condition known as pellagra. Diagnosis: Dizzying Symptoms 2010-06-04T03:49:00Z Once either of the relief wells strikes pay dirt, the plan is to pump heavy drilling mud and cement down it to bring the blowout under control and permanently seal the damaged well. Relief Wells Proceed During Efforts on Sea Bed 2010-06-03T23:31:00Z He had double-doubles in the final two games against Phoenix, and when his confidence is high and he’s smelling pay dirt he tends to be more focused and effective. Ventre: Kobe has plenty of support in finals rematch 2010-06-01T23:34:00Z It is possible for an active man to wash out a cubic yard, or 100 pounds of pay dirt in a day. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z The crew of the Deepwater Horizon was ready to hit pay dirt. The Meaning of the Mess 2010-05-06T09:00:00Z It only took him 25 years to strike pay dirt — discovering the largest gold nugget ever. America's Energy Crossroads 2010-05-06T02:02:00Z He prospected for years in the hills around the Drumlummon, and when he died, never having hit pay dirt, he left his mining claims to his children. Marysville Journal: Montana Gold Mine Is Reborn 2010-05-01T22:37:00Z Local programmers had decided to give this inexpensive show a shot — and they hit pay dirt. Is Disney?s Iger Having a Cinderella Moment? 2010-04-10T19:45:00Z Well, sir, my pay dirt took to the side of that least hill, and she was shaping right smart like a triangle. Stepsons of Light Each with a tin plate helped himself direct from the pots and pans while chatting about such camp studies as sheep-feed, mines, coyotes, bears, or adventures during the memorable gold days of pay dirt. My First Summer in the Sierra One man digs up the pay dirt an' chucks it in at the top o' the cradle. The Boy With the U.S. Miners And yet some of the mines on Anvil Creek even then, and with only a few men shoveling the pay dirt into the sluice-boxes, were turning out from ten to fifteen thousand dollars a day. The Land of Nome A narrative sketch of the rush to our Bering Sea gold-fields, the country, its mines and its people, and the history of a great conspiracy (1900-1901) It means putting evidence of high-grade ore in a likely place, but one which actually contains no real pay dirt. The Blue Ghost Mystery So the narrow bottom lands of the creek were given over to truck patches and brown gardeners; tiny empires between loop and loop of twisting water; black loam, pay dirt. Stepsons of Light Tell us when you strike pay dirt, that’s a good fellow, Jack.” Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond Some does go," Jim agreed, "but a gang can handle so much more pay dirt in a day that it more'n makes up. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Then Tom felt certain he had "struck pay dirt"; and that the opening lying below was the identical field to which he had been directed. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret "Well, the next victim I am going to jump onto is your valet, Your Lordship, and I think I'm going to strike pay dirt this time," were his first words. The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson It is curious to consider that this pay dirt will be fruitful still, these homes will still be homes, a thousand years after the last yellow dross has been sifted from the hills. Stepsons of Light The 206 pay dirt they excavated from wherever they found it piled it in a convenient place, and there left it until the rains should permit its washing. Gold The cleanin' up wasn't what you'd call rich but it was steady, an' there was any amount o' pay dirt in sight. The Boy With the U.S. Miners It was Darwood’s intention to return, at the head of a well-armed party, properly equipped, and work the pay dirt to its limit. The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska Or, The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass I left my number in about ten of the spots he might turn up, and around six o'clock one of them hit pay dirt. Modus Vivendi You know how—pan to right and left till the stuff fails to show, mark the edge of the pay dirt, go on up the hill and do the like again. Stepsons of Light After “puddling out” a few potfuls of the pay dirt, we decided to move the cradles. Gold The pile o' pay dirt had to be left till the spring thaws for cleanin' up. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Whoever accidentally found it “struck pay dirt” and hastened to locate his claim. The Social Principles of Jesus They’re quitters––and they assay a streak of yellow that isn’t pay dirt!” Once to Every Man “You ain’t got no patch o’ pay dirt, Toby?” she inquired. The Twins of Suffering Creek Unless the wash should prove very productive we would have the worst end of it, for we had to carry the pay dirt down to the stream’s edge. Gold A hydraulic jet of high pressure, washing away a hill of gravel and sending the pay dirt through a sluice. The Boy With the U.S. Miners There might be "pay dirt" in all directions, but a man might scratch and sift until he starved and not get more than enough to buy him a new hat. Two Arrows A Story of Red and White It was known that, while he had never found a bonanza, wherever he announced "pay dirt" there "pay dirt" invariably was to be found. Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer “I don’t guess the patch o’ pay dirt matters a heap,” she said, with subtle encouragement. The Twins of Suffering Creek Sometimes this “pay dirt” would be found atop the ground. Gold "But it's pay dirt, and if there's enough of it, it'll help a lot at this end of the cow business." The Ranch at the Wolverine The idea was to thaw out the frozen pay dirt all through the winter, and to wash it when the creek ran again. Colorado Jim "You better wait until we see the color of pay dirt!" chuckled Snake. The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery “You’re jest a dandy gal as ’ud make any feller with a good patch o’ pay dirt a real elegant sort o’ wife.” The Twins of Suffering Creek Over to the southward of that valley there's another one deeper, wilder, hard to get into but with the richest pay dirt you ever dreamed of. The Windy Hill And I'm the buckaroo that has struck a mighty rich streak of pay dirt in life, Wilhemina. The Ranch at the Wolverine Day by day the dump of excavated pay dirt grew larger. Colorado Jim The pay dirt they had struck was not as rich as they hoped to find, but it would repay the labor of sluicing. Panther Eye The pay dirt is hauled out by a small hand-windlass and piled up until it is washed out. From Paris to New York by Land Sometimes the "pay dirt" continued under a stream. Diggers in the Earth “Easy of access, pay dirt from the grass roots, and a cinch to save,” he was writing, when a knock upon the door interrupted him. The Man from the Bitter Roots For a moment he was stunned, unable to believe that he had struck pay dirt. The Sky Trap They’ve got an infernal machine for cutting out the pay dirt in blocks. Panther Eye But, alas! they grew over "pay dirt," and in consequence were ruthlessly uprooted. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Each miner had a pan of tin or iron, which he filled half-full of the gravel, or "pay dirt," as the miners called it. Diggers in the Earth In placer mining the pay dirt is washed by the simplest methods, such as were practised in California during the pioneer days. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them He felt that he could never strike pay dirt in that quarter. Fred Fenton on the Crew or, The Young Oarsmen of Riverport School These were cubes of pay dirt which would yield a rich return when the spring thaw came. Panther Eye And now, with May well advanced, he had found definite indications of good pay dirt. North of Fifty-Three Alas! there was no trace in its debris of 'pay dirt,' as the western miner puts it. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Since the season was well advanced, the men and boys prepared themselves to wash the pay dirt whenever found. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them Bill laughed as the old man vanished beyond the piles of pay dirt, which had been converted into defences. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Here, as in the cave, they found cubes of pay dirt piled high on every side. Panther Eye It was not, however, till the night of the entertainment, when he was riding gloomily alone on his way to the school-house, that Happy Jack really felt that his brain had struck pay dirt. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories "Wa'al if this don't beat pay dirt I'm a Piute," exclaimed the miner. The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Tim says he didn't come onto anything that looks like pay dirt; but I struck a spot that gives me hope. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them Only the sluices stood up still and deserted, and the dumps of pay dirt. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Pushing the machine before him, he presently reached the mouth of Mine No. 3 in which three days of steam-thawing had brought the miners to a low-grade pay dirt. Panther Eye After much debate it was agreed that after they struck pay dirt, each should dig in turn, each to have the bucketful that came under his trowel or fingers. The Collectors They had been sinking a prospect hole and had just struck pay dirt. Chief of Scouts The pay dirt is brought up by means of a small windlass and thrown into a heap, where it remains until spring, when it is washed out. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them The sluices were awash, and gangs were starting to demolish the embankments of auriferous pay dirt. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Mine No. 2 yielded a richer pay dirt each day. Panther Eye "When we begin to take out the pay dirt," went on Caroline, "I'll either come or send for you and—" "Hush up!" said Bill Gregg softly. Ronicky Doone After we had prospected all over the country, we discovered this gulch, and we struck good pay dirt in the first hole we sank. Chief of Scouts As the pay dirt was shovelled into the upper shallow box, one of the party rocked it with one hand while with the other he ladled water. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them Embankments of pay dirt were erected and strengthened by green logs. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Meanwhile, he was panning the pay dirt and putting it away in carefully sewed, split walrus-skin sacks. Panther Eye Mukoki was compelled to work ceaselessly to keep the two boys supplied with "pay dirt" from the pool. The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds "By the way, is there any pay dirt on that ranch?" Good Indian When I met up with the original Black Jack, I was slavin' my life away with a pick trying to turn ordinary quartz into pay dirt. Black Jack And he took the gorge from the north, seeking its heart for his camp, on the wide foreshore beyond the dumps of pay dirt which had first yielded him their secret. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon In his right hand was a heavy lump of frozen pay dirt. Panther Eye Not even the most experienced mining engineer could more quickly recognize "pay dirt" than the peon population of Guanajuato vicinity. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond All this country practically can show colors, but pay dirt? Good Indian If 'pay rock' or 'pay dirt' is struck, then good-by solitude and big game. American Big Game in Its Haunts The thirsty Saunders was driving his gang at the placers, from which was being drawn a stream of pay dirt that never ceased from daylight to dark. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Pant had overturned a whole tier of pay dirt cubes. Panther Eye At first we used to put a blanket in the rocker, and wash the pay dirt on that. Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin Look out," she advised him slowly, "that pay dirt doesn't grow over night! Good Indian There are still good diggings at Circle City in Alaska, but nearly all the miners have left for Klondyke, not being satisfied with the pay dirt which they were working. Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest "One of the many great advantages of Min�ok is that it's the nearest place on the river where they've struck pay dirt." says the General. The Magnetic North "There's some as has found pay dirt," answered Ben. The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies Or, the Secret of the Lost Claim Some of the holes are dry, and there the men have to pack their pay dirt down to the shore and use surf water for washing. Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin They've got to pan out a sample of gold to prove there's pay dirt there, before they can file their claims. Good Indian They worked the pay dirt until about May 15, 1897, when they found that they had taken out $62,000.00, and the space of the claim worked was only twenty-four square feet. Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest Something of the mining-camp spirit still hung over California, which had been settled by adventurers, forty-niners, gold seekers, men who had left the East to "make a new start" where there was pay dirt. The Mirrors of Washington Seems queer he never struck pay dirt in this flat. Cabin Fever |
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