英语词汇“to bottom on gold”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(c) intransitive. to bottom on (also upon) gold: to reach gold while excavating; (figurative) to strike lucky, to succeed.

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the world > action or operation > prosperity > prosper or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > have good fortune

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to fall on (also upon) one's feet1574

to fall on (also upon) one's legs1723

to strike it rich1834

to strike oil1860

to luck out1902

to hit the jackpot1910

to bottom on (also upon) gold1926

to strike lucky1951

to hit (also strike, etc.) pay dirt1953

to land on one's feet1958

1855 R. Carboni Eureka Stockade v. 6 I had marked my claim in accordance with the run of the ranges, and safe as the Bank of England I bottomed on gold.

1892 R. Wardon Macpherson's Gully 14 They shifted their pegs to fresh ground and again ‘set in’—and again bottomed on gold!

1900 H. Lawson On Track 143 Later came the news that ‘McKenzie and party’ had bottomed on payable gold.

1903 ‘T. Collins’ Such is Life 209 Bottoming on gold this time, she buried the old man within eighteen months, and paid probate duty on £25,000.

1926 ‘J. Doone’ Timely Tips for New Australians Gloss. To ‘bottom on to gold’, to strike gold. To succeed.

1970 J. Flett Hist. Gold Discov. Victoria ix. 371 The prospect claim here, at what became known as Scotchman's Lead, bottomed on gold in April 1857.

单词	to bottom on gold
释义	> as lemmas to bottom on (also upon) gold (c) intransitive. to bottom on (also upon) gold: to reach gold while excavating; (figurative) to strike lucky, to succeed. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > prosper or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > have good fortune light?c1225 urec1440 to fall on (also upon) one's feet1574 to fall on (also upon) one's legs1723 to strike it rich1834 to strike oil1860 to luck out1902 to hit the jackpot1910 to bottom on (also upon) gold1926 to strike lucky1951 to hit (also strike, etc.) pay dirt1953 to land on one's feet1958 1855 R. Carboni Eureka Stockade v. 6 I had marked my claim in accordance with the run of the ranges, and safe as the Bank of England I bottomed on gold. 1892 R. Wardon Macpherson's Gully 14 They shifted their pegs to fresh ground and again ‘set in’—and again bottomed on gold! 1900 H. Lawson On Track 143 Later came the news that ‘McKenzie and party’ had bottomed on payable gold. 1903 ‘T. Collins’ Such is Life 209 Bottoming on gold this time, she buried the old man within eighteen months, and paid probate duty on £25,000. 1926 ‘J. Doone’ Timely Tips for New Australians Gloss. To ‘bottom on to gold’, to strike gold. To succeed. 1970 J. Flett Hist. Gold Discov. Victoria ix. 371 The prospect claim here, at what became known as Scotchman's Lead, bottomed on gold in April 1857. extracted from bottomv. < as lemmas
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