strike oil

1. To access stores of oil while drilling into the ground. Stop drilling, we've struck oil!

2. To achieve success in some area, often financially. A: "We sure struck oil when we recorded that song." B: "I know, it's become a huge hit and will pay us a ton in royalties."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brittny	BRIT-nee	English (Modern)
Barbara	BAHR-bər-ə (English), BAHR-brə (English), BAHR-bah-rah (German), bahr-BAH-rah (Polish)	English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian,
Helmine	-	German
Tory (2)	TAWR-ee	English
Orestes	o-RES-teez (English)	Greek Mythology
Agape	-	Greek, Ancient Greek