a one-way ticket to



a one-way ticket to something

if something is a one-way ticket to an unpleasant situation, it will cause that situation to happen A rejection of the peace deal would be a one-way ticket to disaster for the country. Experimenting with drugs is a one-way ticket to addiction and misery, as far as I'm concerned.
See also: ticket

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Venceslaus-Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Napoleone-Italian
Bettinobet-TEE-noItalian
Rodya-Russian
SeveSE-veSpanish
AmityAM-i-teeEnglish (Rare)