to win a lot

  • 51strike it rich — earn or win a lot of money, find a gold mine    People came to the Yukon hoping to find gold to strike it rich …

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  • 52be in the money — informal have or win a lot of money. → monetized …

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  • 53money — noun a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. ↘(moneys or monies) formal sums of money. ↘wealth or financial gain. ↘payment for work. Phrases be in the money informal have or win a lot of money. for my money informal in my opinion …

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  • 54winning streak — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms winning streak : singular winning streak plural winning streaks a period of time when you win a lot of games, races, or competitions …

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  • 55lottery — /lot euh ree/, n., pl. lotteries. 1. a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes. 2. any scheme for the distribution of… …

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  • 56lottery — lot|te|ry S3 [ˈlɔtəri US ˈla: ] n plural lotteries [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: loterie, from Middle Dutch, from lot lot ] 1.) a game used to make money for a state or a ↑charity in which people buy tickets with a series of numbers on them …

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  • 57lotto — lot|to [ˈlɔtəu US ˈla:tou] n a game used to make money, in which people buy tickets with a series of numbers on them. If their number is picked by chance, they win money or a prize …

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  • 58lottery — lot|ter|y [ latəri ] noun * 1. ) count a game designed to raise money by selling lottery tickets that people buy hoping that their numbers are chosen by chance in the drawing so that they win a money prize: the National Lottery She won a million… …

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  • 59wino — win|o [ waınou ] noun count INFORMAL an insulting word for someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, especially someone who lives on the streets …

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  • 60wintertime — win|ter|time [ wıntər,taım ] noun uncount the period when it is winter: In the wintertime, we use the fireplace a lot …

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