milestone in someone's life

milestone in someone's life
a milestone in someone's life & an important milestone in someone's life
a very important event or point in one's life. (From the [former] stone markers at the side of a road showing the distance to or from a place.) •

Joan's wedding was a milestone in her mother's life.

The birth of a child is a milestone in every parent's life.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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