Idiom
write one's own ticket
Meaning
To be empowered to choose whichever job, financial arrangement, or course of action one desires.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“With those skills, you can write your own ticket.”
“After winning the national championship, the young athlete could write her own ticket regarding which team she wanted to join.”
“Because his research revolutionized the entire industry, the scientist found himself in the rare position of being able to write his own ticket at any university in the world.”
Examples
simple
“With those skills, you can write your own ticket.”
contextual
“After winning the national championship, the young athlete could write her own ticket regarding which team she wanted to join.”
complex
“Because his research revolutionized the entire industry, the scientist found himself in the rare position of being able to write his own ticket at any university in the world.”
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