- strike oil
1) открыть нефтяной источник
2) перен. достичь успеха;
преуспевать
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
strike oil
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strike oil — 1. To discover oil while boring for it 2. To find the way to success and riches • • • Main Entry: ↑oil strike oil see under ↑oil • • • Main Entry: ↑strike … Useful english dictionary
strike oil — strike oil/gold ► [T] NATURAL RESOURCES to find oil or gold under the surface of the earth: »The company announced it had struck oil at one of its wells in Siberia. Main Entry: ↑strike … Financial and business terms
strike oil/gold — ► [T] NATURAL RESOURCES to find oil or gold under the surface of the earth: »The company announced it had struck oil at one of its wells in Siberia. Main Entry: ↑strike … Financial and business terms
strike oil — find oil, locate oil; become suddenly wealthy … English contemporary dictionary
To strike oil — Strike 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strike oil — Be lucky … A concise dictionary of English slang
Don't Stand Where the Comet is Assumed to Strike Oil — Dilbert Book Don t Stand Where The Comet Is Assumed To Strike Oil Book No … Wikipedia
strike — [strīk] vt. struck, struck or occas. (but for vt. 11 commonly and for vt. 8 & 15 usually) stricken, striking, [ME striken, to proceed, flow, strike with rod or sword < OE strican, to go, proceed, advance, akin to Ger streichen < IE * streig … English World dictionary
strike gold — Ⅰ. strike gold [T] INFORMAL ► to do something that makes you very successful or rich, especially in a way that is unexpected: »After a slow start, the carmaker finally struck gold in the US. Main Entry: ↑strike Ⅱ. strike oil/gold … Financial and business terms
Strike — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oil — [oil] n. [ME oile < OFr < L oleum, oil, olive oil < Gr elaion, (olive) oil, akin to elaia,OLIVE] 1. any of various kinds of greasy, combustible substances obtained from animal, vegetable, and mineral sources: oils are liquid at ordinary… … English World dictionary
