| 单词 | brass ring |
| 释义 | brass ringSEE SYNONYMS FOR brass ring ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.wealth, success, or a prestigious position considered as a goal or prize: Few of those who reach for the brass ring of the Presidency achieve it. the opportunity to try for such a prize. Origin of brass ringFrom the practice of picking a ring from a box while riding a merry-go-round: whoever selected a brass ring received a free ride Words nearby brass ringbrassiere, brass instrument, brass knuckles, brass neck, Brassó, brass ring, brass-rubbing, brass tacks, brassware, brassy, brat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with brass ringbrass ring A chance to achieve wealth or success; a prize or reward. For example, “As a businessman he let the brass ring go by too many times. And it got him.” This quotation from the Boston Globe (July 31, 1995) refers to an executive who was forced to resign. The term comes from the practice of giving a free ride to the person who succeeded in picking a ring out of a box while riding a merry-go-round. [Slang; late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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