yellow brick road
Path to dreams
A yellow brick road is a path to success, happiness, or a desired destination—from the golden road Dorothy follows to the Emerald City in *The Wizard of Oz*.
The phrase usually implies an idealized or magical journey: She thought law school would be her yellow brick road to a better life.
Often used with ironic awareness that such paths rarely deliver what they promise.
Kansas girl's odyssey
- DorothyClassic feminine given name
- Tin ManHeartless metallic woodcutter
- Cowardly LionTimorous big cat seeking bravery
- Emerald CityOz's gleaming green capital
ruby slippers · Wicked Witch · flying monkeys · Kansas · Auntie Em · cyclone · poppies · Oz
Designated route for travel
- questSeeking journey for something
- destinationIntended arrival point
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
adventure · heart · brain · courage · home · companions · trials · obstacles
Wizard of Oz
Kansas girl's odyssey
- DorothyClassic feminine given name
- Tin ManHeartless metallic woodcutter
- Cowardly LionTimorous big cat seeking bravery
Emerald City · ruby slippers · Wicked Witch · flying monkeys · Kansas · Auntie Em · cyclone · poppies · Oz · Judy Garland
pathway
Designated route for travel
- questSeeking journey for something
- destinationIntended arrival point
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
pilgrimage · adventure · heart · brain · courage · home · companions · trials · obstacles · transformation
success
Favorable outcome attained
- goalDesired end result
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- life pathDirection of one's existence
dream · career · ambition · direction · future · opportunity · guidance · pursuit · milestone · achievement
- Fantasy Pathsfairy path, hero's journey
- Wizard of OzDorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch, Emerald City
- AllusionsAchilles heel, Pandora's box, Trojan horse, forbidden fruit, Midas touch
- color + place nameswhite room, red room, blue room, green room, White House
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- questsquest, seeking, main quest, searching, side quest
yellow brick roaddead end
Passage without outlet
maze · labyrinth · wilderness · uncharted territory · crossroads
yellow brick roaddead end
Passage without outlet
road to ruin · blind alley · primrose path · downward spiral · slippery slope
yellow brick roaddark alley
Unlit narrow passage
mean streets · rocky road · uphill battle · rat race · treadmill
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