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a golden opportunity
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a very good chance to do something, which may not come again
Often with 'miss', 'waste' or 'seize'. Use 'golden', not 'gold'.
In context
The trade fair is a golden opportunity to meet buyers from Korea and Japan.
He missed a golden opportunity to score in the first minute.
Common mistake
Incorrect: This is a gold opportunity for our company.
Correct: This is a golden opportunity for our company.
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- a big playera powerful and important person or company in a field
- a bottlenecka point where progress slows because too much has to pass through it
- a deal breakera fact or condition that makes you refuse to accept an agreement
- a dog-eat-dog worlda situation where people compete hard and will harm others to succeed