be sitting on a goldmine



be sitting on a goldmine

to have or own something that is very valuable When property prices doubled in our area, we suddenly realised we were sitting on a goldmine.
See also: goldmine, on, sitting

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ChristianKRIS-chən (English), KRISH-chən (English), krees-TYAWN (French), KRIS-tee-ahn (German, Swedish)English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Trond-Norwegian
AngeloAHN-je-loItalian
LisbethLEES-betGerman
Doretta-English
Khodadad-Persian