golden ticket
English
Etymology
From golden + ticket; reference to the Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964).
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Noun
golden ticket (plural golden tickets)
- (idiomatic) A qualification, person or thing that can provide lucrative opportunities.
- 2006, Ange Picillo - How I Became the President of the Self-Centered Club for Men page 2.
- The shiny brass trumpet that Pop bought was his golden ticket out of Poorville and onto the streets of the three F's Fame, Fortune and Freedom.
- 1973, Harvard Alumni Association - Harvard Magazine page 67
- So the Harvard diploma is now, more than ever, a golden ticket to a certain kind of success.
- 2006, Ange Picillo - How I Became the President of the Self-Centered Club for Men page 2.
- A philosophy that a quick fix can be achieved.
- He believes in the golden ticket.
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