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gold in them thar hills

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see gold, in, them thar, hills.

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  • Used in "there's gold in them thar hills," a catchphrase of Colonel Mulberry Sellers in Mark Twain's 1892 novel The American Claimant. Possibly inspired by a misquote of Dahlonega Mint assayer M. F. Stephenson.
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gold in them thar hillsAn opportunity for something to be profitable and/or beneficial.
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kultaa niissä thar kukkuloilla

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