golden ticket



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golden ticket

A person, thing, quality, ability, or accomplishment that provides a reliable opportunity for great financial or personal success. My programming experience is going to be my golden ticket out of this one-horse town. There was a time when a bachelor's degree was a golden ticket to finding a great career. These days, though, you need one to even get a job interview.
See also: golden, ticket

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hartley['ha:tli]
TiedeTEE-də (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch
VenlaVEN-lahFinnish
Humaira-Arabic, Urdu
Kealoha-Hawaiian
ImogenIM-ə-jənEnglish (British)