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  • 31Strike — 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,… …

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  • 32strike (it) lucky — strike (it) ˈlucky idiom (informal) to have good luck • We certainly struck it lucky with the weather. Main entry: ↑strikeidiom …

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  • 33Strike It Rich — can refer to:* Strike It Rich , a 1949 comedy movie starring Rod Cameron and Bonita Granville* Strike It Rich , a 1950s American TV game show* Strike It Rich , a 1980s American game show hosted by Joe Garagiola.* Strike It Lucky , a 1980s and… …

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  • 34strike — strike1 W3S3 [straık] v past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(hit with hand/weapon etc)¦ 3¦(thought/idea)¦ 4 strike somebody as (being) something 5¦(stop work)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(harm)¦ 8¦(something bad happens)¦ …

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  • 35lucky — [[t]lʌ̱ki[/t]] ♦♦♦ luckier, luckiest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to inf You say that someone is lucky when they have something that is very desirable or when they are in a very desirable situation. I am luckier than most. I have a job... I consider… …

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  • 36strike — [[t]stra͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦ strikes, striking, struck, stricken (The form struck is the past tense and past participle. The form stricken can also be used as the past participle for meanings 6, 17, and 19.) 1) N COUNT: also on N When there is a strike,… …

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  • 37lucky — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ get, strike, strike it (all informal) ▪ She hopes that some day she ll get lucky and win the jackpot. ▪ consider yourself …

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  • 38strike — 1 /straIk/ verb past tense and past participle struck /str k/ THINK/NOTICE 1 (transitive not in progressive) if a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly realize that it is important, interesting, surprising, bad etc: The funny side of the… …

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  • 39strike — [c]/straɪk / (say struyk) verb (struck) or stricken) –verb (t) 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit: he struck her and she fell to the floor. 2. to deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust with …

  • 40Strike It Rich (1986 game show) — Infobox television show name = (The All New) Strike it Rich caption = format = Game Show picture format = NTSC runtime = 30 Minutes creator = starring = Joe Garagiola country = USA rating=TV G network = SYN first aired = 1986 last aired = 1987… …

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