strike a gold medal
1medal — n. 1) to award, give a medal 2) to earn a medal 3) to strike ( make ) a medal 4) a bronze; gold; silver medal (as a prize) 5) a medal for (to earn a medal for bravery) * * * [medl] give a medal gold silver medal (as a prize) …
2Gold — This article is about the metal. For the color, see Gold (color). For other uses, see Gold (disambiguation). platinum ← gold → mercury …
3gold — [[t]go͟ʊld[/t]] ♦♦ golds 1) N UNCOUNT Gold is a valuable, yellow coloured metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments, and as an international currency. ...a sapphire set in gold... The price of gold was going up. ...gold coins. 2) N… …
4medal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bronze, gold, silver ▪ He won a gold medal in the 100 metres/meters. ▪ gymnastics, weightlifting, etc. ▪ …
5gold — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 yellow metal ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ real ▪ solid ▪ fool s ▪ 9 carat, 18 carat …
6gold — 1 noun 1 (U) a valuable soft yellow metal that is an element (=simple substance) and is used for making coins, jewellery etc: strike gold (=find it in the ground) 2 (U) coins, jewellery etc made of this metal: Vanessa wore so much gold it s no… …
7strike gold — informal 1. to become rich. Some investors have struck gold investing in airlines. 2. to win a gold medal (= a round piece of metal given as a prize) in a sports competition. Not since the 1964 Olympics, when Ann Packer and Mary Rand struck gold… …
8strike — ► VERB (past and past part. struck) 1) deliver a blow to. 2) come into forcible contact with. 3) (in sport) hit or kick (a ball) so as to score a run, point, or goal. 4) ignite (a match) by rubbing it briskly against an abrasive surface. 5) (of a …
9Medal of Honor: European Assault — North American cover art Developer(s) EA Los Angeles Publisher(s) …
10strike — strike1 [ straık ] (past tense and past participle struck [ strʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 hit against ▸ 2 hit with hand, etc. ▸ 3 make violent attack ▸ 4 protest by not working ▸ 5 affect someone/something suddenly ▸ 6 when you think something ▸ 7 press …