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Idiom

express elevator

Meaning

Something that gets a person somewhere fast

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“This new software is an express elevator to finishing your work.”

“If you want a promotion, taking this extra training course is an express elevator to success.”

“The sudden influx of venture capital acted as an express elevator, propelling the small startup to market dominance within a single fiscal year.”

Examples

simple

“This new software is an express elevator to finishing your work.”

contextual

“If you want a promotion, taking this extra training course is an express elevator to success.”

complex

“The sudden influx of venture capital acted as an express elevator, propelling the small startup to market dominance within a single fiscal year.”

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