I am translating the original version of King Kong in Italian and I am stuck at this sentence: "we've hit paydirt"
What does it mean?
(explanation in Italian would be even better...thx everyone)
2007-01-23 01:26:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It does mean to 'hit the jackpot'...but if you need to translate that into Italian than "Bingo" might be the answer u r looking for...
2007-01-23 04:05:09 · answer #1 · answered by stevepolliet234 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I don't speak Italian, but basically it means that they've finally hit the point where they are making money.
Like "We've hit the jackpot!" indicates that they've gained a lot of money, paydirt doesn't mean a lot of money, but rather, you're finally getting paid at all.
Like many struggling actors do a lot of work for free before getting their first paid gig. The gig may not pay much, but at least they've hit paydirt.
2007-01-23 01:32:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a valuable discovery or large profit, as in We've been researching the source of that quotation for a month and we finally hit pay dirt in the Library of Congress. This idiom, from the mid-1800s, refers to a miner's finding gold or other precious metals while sifting soil. By the late 1800s it had been transferred to other lucrative discoveries.
2007-01-23 01:34:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It usually means that you have found a good way to make a lot of money. Probably originates from striking oil, or finding a rich seam of gold, or diamonds. Sorry, but my italian is very limited
2007-01-23 01:35:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay dirt is essentially gold bearing soil. Phrase began in California gold rush days.
2007-01-23 01:35:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paydirt refers to a sufficient concentration of valuable minerals, such as gold, which would pay you to mine it.
2007-01-23 01:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the gold rush years..."pay dirt" is soil with gold dust in it. By extension it means you've struck it rich or have found what you were looking for.
2007-01-23 01:41:40 · answer #7 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to sure where it originated, probably in goldmines or diamond mines somwhere. It means that they have found what they have been looking for and will be rewarded in some way or another.
2007-01-23 01:32:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paydirt....a euphonium for gold.
2007-01-23 01:35:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋