to become suddenly and unexpectedly rich or successful.

Many immigrants dream of striking it rich in America.

Etymology: based on literal meaning of strike it rich (= to find gold in the ground)

• your ears must be burning
• You're breaking my heart!
• You're in there!
• You're joking!
• your elders and betters
• You're telling me!
• you're welcome
• your eyes pop out of head
• your eyes pop out of your head
• your feet on the ground
• your finger on the pulse
• your finger on the pulse of
• your finger on the pulse of something
• your glad rags
• your goods and chattels
• Your guess is as good as mine.
• your guess is as good as mine
• your hands are tied
• your head off
• your heart bleeds
• your heart bleeds for
• your heart bleeds for someone
• your heart goes out to
• your heart goes out to someone
• your heart isn't in it