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ticket to ride

ticket to ride noun: something that enables one to do something which would otherwise not be possible.

Noun

ticket to ride (plural tickets to ride)

  1. (idiomatic) Something that enables one to do something which would otherwise not be possible.
    • The club's “partners” had made arrangements with the police, so employees were cop proof too. All this amounted to a ticket to ride for me. The party only stopped when I wanted it to.2007, Doug "Ten" Rose, Fearless Puppy on American Road, page 100
    • The plan was always to teach and at the college level. This required a graduate degree, the next ticket to ride.2011, Kurt Fishback, Passion with Purpose, page 50
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ticket, ride.

Forms of ticket to ride

pluraltickets to ride

Origin of ticket to ride

From the use of tickets to control access to various forms of transportation.

Questions about ticket to ride

What does ticket to ride mean?
Ticket to ride means something that enables one to do something which would otherwise not be possible.
What part of speech is ticket to ride?
Ticket to ride is a noun.
What is the plural of ticket to ride?
The plural of ticket to ride is tickets to ride.

Words near ticket to ride in the dictionary

  1. ticket punchers
  2. ticket stamping machine
  3. ticket stamping machines
  4. ticket time limit
  5. ticket time limits
  6. ticket to ride
  7. ticket tout
  8. ticket touts
  9. ticket trap
  10. ticket vending machine
  11. ticket vending machines

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