Idiom
punch someone's ticket
Meaning
To put someone, especially oneself, in a position to advance or to achieve a desired objective; to gain useful experience.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He took the internship to punch his ticket to a better job.”
“She worked on the difficult project for two years, hoping it would punch her ticket to a promotion.”
“By volunteering for the most challenging assignments abroad, the ambitious young diplomat effectively punched his ticket to a future leadership role within the ministry.”
Examples
simple
“He took the internship to punch his ticket to a better job.”
contextual
“She worked on the difficult project for two years, hoping it would punch her ticket to a promotion.”
complex
“By volunteering for the most challenging assignments abroad, the ambitious young diplomat effectively punched his ticket to a future leadership role within the ministry.”
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