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dream ticket

British  

noun

  1. a combination of two people, usu. candidates in an election, that is considered to be ideal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The two of them were my dream ticket, after all.

From The Guardian Feb. 2, 2020

The 72-year-old retired Lutheran pastor said his dream ticket would be Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris.

From Washington Times Aug. 11, 2019

The Bhoys were the first British club to win Europe's biggest domestic prize and 2.2% of those who voted were nostalgic Hoops who yearned for that dream ticket.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2014

There he sang Des Grieux in a new production of Massenet’s “Manon,” designed for the dream ticket of Mr. Villazón and Anna Netrebko, until Mr. Villazón withdrew.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2010

Reagan's aides concentrated on creating that "dream ticket" that would, they felt certain, get their chief to the White House.

From Time Magazine Archive

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