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yellow brick road

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名词

词源

源自经典电影《绿野仙踪》以及其原作书籍系列。原指其中通往翡翠城的用黄色砖头铺成的路，黄色在这里可能指的是黄金的颜色。

释义

  1. 成功之路，康庄大道

    idiomatic · 常幽默

    But we're coming up on a bend in the yellow brick road, and going 'round it could cause the party lights to go dark quickly.

    2007 December 10, Morgan Housel, “The Impending Destruction of the U.S. Economy: Part 1”, in The Motley Fool:

    But for Clinton the yellow brick road that led inevitably to the Democratic nomination has suddenly become a little bumpy.

    2007 December 21, “Hillary's mountain gets higher”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:

    Smash the emergency glass, press the big red button and just STOP. Step off the Yellow Brick Road, get mixed up with some flying monkeys and throw yourself into all manner of trouble. Trust me. IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE.

    2011 August 19, Emma Kennedy, “Relax - a gap year's supposed to be fun”, in The Guardian:
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