Meanings
Originally used in the phrase “there’s gold in them thar hills”, possibly a misquote of the phrase “there’s millions in it” (viz. the North Georgia mountains) uttered in Mark Twain's 1892 novel The American Claimant by Colonel Mulberry Sellers, a character thought to be based on Dahlonega Mint assayer M. F. Stephenson.
How to pronounce "gold in them thar hills":
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gold, in, them thar, hills.
An opportunity for something to be profitable and/or beneficial.
Example Sentences
1
There's gold in them thar hills, and I'm about to strike it rich!
2
The old prospector always believed there was gold in them thar hills.
3
They laughed at him when he said there was gold in them thar hills, but he proved them wrong.
4
After years of searching, the miners finally found gold in them thar hills.
5
Many people flocked to the region in search of the gold in them thar hills.
