key to the midway

Definitions

1. A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand.
2. A Ferris wheel or carousel, due to their central location.

Examples

“Near-synonyms: skyhook, left-handed monkey wrench, left-handed smoke⟳ shifter, blinker fluid, muffler bearing, relative bearing grease, pigeon's milk”

““I’m a wheel man,” he says. “I’ve been crazy about Ferris wheels since I was a kid. The Ferris wheel is the key to the midway. When it’s up and running and the lights are on, everybody knows the show⟳ is open⟳.””

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