golden ticket

[ gohl-duhn tik-it ]

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noun

Informal.

a way or chance to obtain something valuable or desirable that is often hard to get:
A lot of parents think that getting into a prestigious university is a golden ticket, but you have to work hard to make that opportunity count.
The serum contains proven ingredients that are a golden ticket to longer, healthier nails.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of golden ticket¹

First recorded in 1680–90

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Replica jerseys sold out, the Prince of Wales sent a good luck message and match tickets became as precious as a Wonka golden ticket.

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For many, the care worker visa was a golden ticket to a better life as they could take family along.

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If the golden ticket holder does not come forward by Saturday, however, there is a silver lining.

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As she took a photo of her red raffle ticket, she laughed and said it was almost "like a golden ticket" - a reference to the Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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“I think I got the golden ticket,” he says.

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golden thistle Golden Triangle

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