be sitting on a gold mine

To have immediate access to a plentiful amount of something valuable or desirable, especially something that one has not yet profited from. Who knew that my grandfather was sitting on a gold mine of priceless antiques all these years? If your social networking site is attracting millions of new users every month, then you guys are definitely sitting on a gold mine.

词组	be sitting on a gold mine
释义	be sitting on a gold mine be sitting on a gold mine To have immediate access to a plentiful amount of something valuable or desirable, especially something that one has not yet profited from. Who knew that my grandfather was sitting on a gold mine of priceless antiques all these years? If your social networking site is attracting millions of new users every month, then you guys are definitely sitting on a gold mine. See also: gold, mine, on, sitting Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you a slew of (something) a fast talker a slue of (something) a/the feel of (something) all right a horse of another a horse of another color a horse of another colour References in periodicals archive As to whether Co Armagh could literally be sitting on a gold mine, he added: "That's the ultimate goal and what we are hoping for." WE'VE STRUCK GOLD; Mining company hopes to unearth huge fortune after Co Armagh dig Colombia could be sitting on a gold mine, several of them actually. Golden opportunity As to whether Co Armagh could literally be sitting on a gold mine, he said: "That's the ultimate goal and what we are hoping for." Gold diggers hopeful for rich pickings
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