She believes this new job is her yellow brick road to success.
yellow brick road
idiomA proverbial path to a Promised Land of one's hopes and dreams.
Origin
disputed originFrom the classic film The Wizard of Oz and the book series on which it was based. Originally the literal road to the Emerald City, which was paved with yellow bricks possibly to invoke the notion of gold.
Many young artists move to the city, hoping it will be their yellow brick road to fame and fortune.
He viewed the prestigious scholarship as his yellow brick road, a clear path toward the academic career he had envisioned since childhood.
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bang one's head against a brick wall
To waste effort on a futile project.
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brick in
To enclose with bricks.
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brick in one's hat
Drunkenness.
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built like a brick outhouse
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shipyard
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shithouse
Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.
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bump in the road
A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.
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down the road, not across the street
Of the technique for committing suicide, along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.