yellow brick road

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Definition von yellow brick road im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

But for Clinton the yellow brick road that led inevitably to the Democratic nomination has suddenly become a little bumpy. -.

(Edebiyat) The road of yellow brick is an element in the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz based on the novel gave it the name by which it is better known, the yellow-brick road. In both novel and movie, it is the path which Dorothy is instructed to follow from Munchkin Country to the Emerald City in order to seek the aid of the Wizard of Oz

Alternative form of yellow brick road

Silbentrennung

yel·low Brick road

Türkische aussprache

yelō brîk rōd

Aussprache

/ˈyelō ˈbrək ˈrōd/ /ˈjɛloʊ ˈbrɪk ˈroʊd/

Etymologie

() 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.