(the) world is oyster

(the) world is oyster
the world is (your) oyster if the world is your oyster, you have the ability and the freedom to do anything or go anywhere.

You're young and healthy and you've got no commitments, so the world is your oyster.


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  • (the) world is your oyster — the world is your oyster phrase used for emphasizing that you can go anywhere or do anything that you want to Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: world * * * the ˌworld is your ˈoyster idiom there… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) world is your oyster — the world is (your) oyster if the world is your oyster, you have the ability and the freedom to do anything or go anywhere. You re young and healthy and you ve got no commitments, so the world is your oyster …   New idioms dictionary

  • the world is one's oyster — see under ↑oyster • • • Main Entry: ↑world …   Useful english dictionary

  • the world is one's oyster — ► the world is one s oyster one is able to enjoy a broad range of opportunities. [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor (II. ii. 5).] Main Entry: ↑oyster …   English terms dictionary

  • the world is your oyster — the world is small beside your talent and skill    With imagination our greatest gift the world is our oyster …   English idioms

  • the world is my — (Shakespeare ● oyster …   Useful english dictionary

  • the world is your oyster — you are in a position to take the opportunities that life has to offer Origin: from Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor (ii. ii. 5) * * * the world is your oyster informal ◇ If the world is your oyster, your life is good and you have the ability …   Useful english dictionary

  • the world is your oyster —    This expression means that you are free and able to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities that life has to offer.     She left college feeling that the world was her oyster …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • the world is youroyster —    This expression means that you are free and able to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities that life has to offer.     She left college feeling that the world was her oyster …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • the world is one's oyster — one is in a position to enjoy a broad range of opportunities. [from Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor (II. ii. 5).] → oyster …   English new terms dictionary

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