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brass
brass band
brass-collar
brass hat
brass knuckles
brass-monkey weather
brass neck
brass ring
brass rubbing
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brassed off
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brass ring

brass ring


noun 
Definition:
 
opportunity for success: the opportunity for success, or hard-earned success ( informal )
to have a shot at the brass ring at last

[< the custom of giving a free ride to any child who grabbed one of the rings hung around a carousel]
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