Meaning of brass ring | Babel Free

Definitions

A prize or goal, often a chance to advance in one's career.

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Examples

“He's going for the brass ring⟳.”

“Another Kennedy Reaches for the Brass Ring⟳ [title] The latest entry in the political Irish sweepstakes is Teddy Kennedy, the President's 30-year-old brother.”

“I'm holdin' on / I can't fall⟳ back / Now that big brass ring⟳ / Is a shade of black”

“As a perversion of freedom it was, like⟳ any perversion, erotic; as alienation it carried the frisson of having just missed the brass ring⟳, a sensation that always brought one back for more.”

“The one thing considered the brass ring⟳ in selling insurance was making a sale on a cold canvass. Cold canvassing was the most dreaded exercise for most insurance salesmen.”

“The key on immigration — and I’m anti- any immigration. I want⟳ a moratorium on all immigration right now because I want⟳ American citizens to get⟳ a shot at the brass ring⟳.”

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