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brass ring definition

brass ring

great success or a highly valued prize; also, an opportunity for this: usually with the

Etymology: < the ring which could be exchanged for a prize or free ride that riders on a carousel would reach for at each pass

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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