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golden opportunity

idiom
Meaning

Ideal moment to do something.


Examples
SIMPLE

This job is a golden opportunity for you.

CONTEXTUAL

The company is hiring, so this is a golden opportunity to start your career.

COMPLEX

She recognized the sudden vacancy as a golden opportunity to advance her research and finally secure the necessary funding.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    golden age

    A period of happiness, peace, prosperity, and great progress.

  2. 02

    golden goose

    Something that generates much profit or gives great advantages.

  3. 03

    golden handcuffs

    Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage a participant from choosing to leave it, especially to retain a choice employee in a role that is unpleasant to them.

  4. 04

    golden handshake

    A generous severance payment, especially as an inducement to leave employment.

  5. 05

    golden hello

    A payment offered to an employee as an inducement to join, especially if currently working for a competitor.

  6. 06

    golden mean

    A position of balance between excess and deficiency.

  7. 07

    golden parachute

    An agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.

  8. 08

    golden rule

    A fundamental rule or principle.

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