meal ticket

buy a ticket to

Used to indicate that someone is in agreement with an assertion, statement, or suggestion.

E ticket

Something very thrilling or exciting.

golden ticket

A qualification, person or thing that can provide positive opportunities.

make a meal of

To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated; to make a big thing out of.

one-way ticket to Palookaville

Something that results in failure or obscurity, with no chance at redemption; a dead end.

punch someone's ticket

To put someone, especially oneself, in a position to advance or to achieve a desired objective; to gain useful experience.

square meal

A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.

that's the ticket

That's just right; that's just what is needed.