paydirt

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paydirt (n.)
also pay dirt, "profit, success," 1873, from pay (n.) + dirt (n.); a word from mining, where it was used in a literal sense from 1856.
1. Howard Hawks hit paydirt with "Rio Bravo".
霍华德·霍克斯凭借影片《赤胆屠龙》一夜成名。