gold fever

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gold fever - greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush

fever - intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"

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Down the dusty high roads defiled long streams of heavily-laden mules, all heading to the west, for the gold fever had broken out in California, and the Overland Route lay through the City of the Elect.

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ld Fever held over Punchesan The search for the Gold Fever Best Dressed Lady will be held over the first four days of the Punchestown Festival.

dress bow dress ow Be a winner in the Grand parade n de; National treasure is up for grabs this Easter at Fairyhouse and Punchestown and you could be first past the post with this Littlewoods stylish collection. By Demelza de Burca

The gorgeous model took the reins with Rebecca Maguire to announce the Gold Fever Hair Best Dressed Lady day at Punchestown Festival on May 1.

Holly reins at Punchestown

You'd have to get very close though to spot that neither of the beauties' lustrous locks are entirely their own - instead boosted by Gold Fever Hair Extensions.

The tresses of a model life

Then Garth and GAA got gold fever and tried to turn a fistful of dollars into a few dollars more.

Yee-haarmed! Y'all know it has been a Garth-ly fiasco

HEROES Gymnasts Uchimura and Tanaka GRID LOCK Convoy of five open-top buses GOLD FEVER Fans cram the Tokyo streets

Tokyolympians; 500,000 IN FRENZY AT VICTORY PARADE

The nation has been gripped by gold fever thanks to Team GB's medal haul.

50s glamour; style

We have been gripped by gold fever thanks to our medal haul.

50s glamour; style

GB women's hockey star Alex Danson reckons Danny Kerry's squad have caught "gold fever."

Danson out to catch GB gold fever; STRONGER

He admits to having a touch of gold fever. "But it's the fever of anticipation," he says, "I don't want to get caught up in greed.

The Gold Rush of 2009; California stampede of 160 years ago repeated as recession bites

The celebs have caught gold fever. Someone call a doctor!

star challenge: Goldie-shocks

But we'll all be able to do the same when gold fever hits Britain at the end of the month.