golden
adj.adj. having a bright yellow color like gold, or describing a situation that is perfect and successful. If you are 'golden' in a casual way, it means you are in a great position and have no problems.
adj. resembling the color or luster of gold; by extension, representing a period or situation of peak prosperity, excellence, or favor. In colloquial usage, it describes a state of being perfectly set or having achieved a desired outcome without further effort.
The fields of wheat look golden in the afternoon sun.
Once you get the manager's signature on this form, you are golden and can start work tomorrow.
The late twentieth century is often viewed as a golden age of cinema, characterized by a unique intersection of studio funding and experimental directorial freedom.
When used to mean 'perfectly fine' or 'all set', it functions as a predicative adjective following a linking verb.
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golden age
A period of happiness, peace, prosperity, and great progress.
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golden goose
Something that generates much profit or gives great advantages.
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golden handcuffs
Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage a participant from choosing to leave it, especially to retain a choice employee in a role that is unpleasant to them.