ticket to ride

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.

free ride

An opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.

full ride

A scholarship that covers all tuition, and in some cases fees or other educational and living expenses as well.

go along for the ride

To accompany someone in a passive manner, or to take a relatively passive or detached role in a project or group activity.

golden ticket

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

meal ticket

Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.

Nantucket sleigh ride

An instance of the dragging of a whaleboat across the surface of a body of water by a harpooned whale.