English Explanatory Dictionary

yellow brick road

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A proverbial path to a Promised Land of one's hopes and dreams.

Pronunciation

En-au-yellow brick road.ogg

Word forms

yellow brick road yellow brick roads yellow-brick road

Etymology

From the classic film The Wizard of Oz and the book series on which it was based. Originally the literal road to the Emerald City, which was paved with yellow bricks possibly to invoke the notion of gold.

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