- passport to something
- passport to somethingFig. something that allows something good to happen. •
John's new girlfriend is his passport to happiness.
•Anne's new job is a passport to financial security.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
passport to something
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passport — ► NOUN 1) an official government document certifying the holder s identity and citizenship and entitling them to travel abroad under its protection. 2) a thing that enables someone to do or achieve something: qualifications are a passport to… … English terms dictionary
passport */ — UK [ˈpɑːspɔː(r)t] / US [ˈpɑspɔrt] noun [countable] Word forms passport : singular passport plural passports 1) an official document containing your photograph and showing which country you are a citizen of. You use your passport when travelling… … English dictionary
passport — pass|port [ paspɔrt ] noun count * 1. ) an official document containing your photograph and showing which country you are a citizen of. You use your passport when traveling to foreign countries: check a passport: The immigration officer checked… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
passport*/ — [ˈpɑːspɔːt] noun [C] 1) an official document that contains your photograph and shows which country you are a citizen of Bill has a Canadian passport.[/ex] You must hold a valid passport.[/ex] 2) a passport to sth something that makes it possible… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
passport — pass|port S3 [ˈpa:spo:t US ˈpæspo:rt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: passeport, from passer ( PASS1) + port ( PORT)] 1.) a small official document that you get from your government, that proves who you are, and which you need in order to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
passport — noun (C) 1 a small official book given by a government to a citizen that proves who that person is and allows them to leave the country and enter other countries 2 a passport to success/romance/a good job etc something that makes success, romance … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
passport — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) pasport, from Middle French passeport, from passer to pass + port port, from Latin portus more at ford Date: 15th century 1. a. a formal document issued by an authorized official of a country to one of its… … New Collegiate Dictionary
a passport to sth — ► a very effective way of getting something you want: »Many students opt for business studies simply because it sounds like a passport to a good job. »A degree from that university is seen as a passport to success. Main Entry: ↑passport … Financial and business terms
have something on you — phrase to be carrying something, for example in a pocket or bag Can you pay, I don’t seem to have any money on me. Have you got your passport on you? Thesaurus: to carry something or someonesynonym Main entry: on … Useful english dictionary
hand over something — hand over (someone/something) to give someone or something to someone else. The prisoners were handed over to the marshals to be taken to another jail to serve their sentences. The old man handed his passport over … New idioms dictionary
have something on you — to be carrying something, for example in a pocket or bag Can you pay, I don t seem to have any money on me. Have you got your passport on you? … English dictionary