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dream ticket

British

noun

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

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Schillaci and Baggio both scored in a 2-0 win and were soon hailed as a dream ticket, the headline on the front of Gazzetta Dello Sport reading: "Italy in delirium with Schillaci and Baggio. How beautiful you are."

From BBC

Reagan landed on Bush only after Reagan failed in his bid to produce a stunner for the ages: a supposed “dream ticket” with former President Gerald R. Ford in the vice presidential slot, promising a sort of co-presidency if they won.

From Los Angeles Times

Jeremy Houghton, a painter, attended matches in 2017 and called the commission a “dream ticket.”

From New York Times

The broadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham believes a species-specific oral contraceptive could be a "dream ticket" if it proves to be economically viable and practical.

From BBC

A famous Indian news anchor at the apex of her career, Ms. Razdan believed she would soon start teaching at Harvard, a dream ticket out of an almost unbearably toxic media atmosphere in India.

From New York Times

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