golden opportunity

(a) golden opportunity

Fig. an excellent opportunity that is not likely to be repeated. When I failed to finish college, I missed my golden opportunity to prepare myself for a good job.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alfredo	ahl-FRE-do (Italian), ahl-FRE-dho (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Iuliana	-	Romanian, Ancient Roman
ŁUcjan	WUWTS-yahn	Polish
Candidus	-	Late Roman
Tarja	TAHR-yah	Finnish
Gardenia	gahr-DEEN-yə	English (Rare)