That bad business deal is a one-way ticket to Palookaville.
one-way ticket to Palookaville
idiomSomething that results in failure or obscurity, with no chance at redemption; a dead end.
Origin
first recorded 20th c.From a line in the 1954 film On the Waterfront.
If you keep ignoring your customers, your company is on a one-way ticket to Palookaville.
His decision to abandon the core strategy was a one-way ticket to Palookaville, ensuring his project would soon be forgotten by the board.
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buy a ticket to
Used to indicate that someone is in agreement with an assertion, statement, or suggestion.
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E ticket
Something very thrilling or exciting.
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golden ticket
A qualification, person or thing that can provide positive opportunities.
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meal ticket
Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.
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punch someone's ticket
To put someone, especially oneself, in a position to advance or to achieve a desired objective; to gain useful experience.
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that's the ticket
That's just right; that's just what is needed.
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ticket to ride
Something that enables one to do something which would otherwise not be possible.
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write one's own ticket
To be empowered to choose whichever job, financial arrangement, or course of action one desires.