ruby slippers
Jeweled red footwear
Ruby slippers are the magical red shoes worn by Dorothy in *The Wizard of Oz*, which transport her home when she clicks her heels together.
The phrase evokes a longing for home or a magical solution to problems: There are no ruby slippers to click when you're stranded abroad.
Sometimes used for any improbably easy fix.
- Wizard of OzKansas girl's odyssey
- cowardly lionTimid large feline
- over the rainbowBeyond the colorful arch
- Tin ManHeartless metallic woodcutter
- yellow brick roadMetaphorical route to success
Dorothy Gale · no place like home · scarecrow · Judy Garland · flying monkeys · Emerald City · munchkins · transformation · courage · poppy fields · witches · cyclone · friendship · magical artifacts · cyclone cellar · Wicked Witch · good witch · magic wand
- enchanted footwearseven-league boots, magic boots, winged sandals, seven league boots, silver shoes
- Wizard of OzDorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch, yellow brick road
- Fictional ObjectsExcalibur, magic carpet, invisibility cloak, Mjolnir, One Ring
- fantasy clothinginvisibility cloak, princess dress, princess gown, wizard robe, fairy wings
- SmithsonianNational Zoo, Natural History Museum, Hope Diamond, Wright Flyer, Spirit of St. Louis
- magical artifactsamulet, talisman, wand, grimoire, spellbook
ruby slippersbare feet
work boots · house slippers · sensible shoes · flip-flops · orthopedic shoes
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