golden opportunity

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golden opportunity (plural golden opportunities)

1. (idiomatic) Ideal moment to do something.

   With the rest of the squad injured, Jones had a golden opportunity to prove his worth to the coach.

   • 1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 555:

     The fact that, to cover low tariffs on bulk commodities, the railways have to charge very high rates on high-value goods, such as manufactures, has provided road operators with a golden opportunity to undercut the railway.

   • 2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport‎:

     With only two fit centre-backs available, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp employed young midfielder Jake Livermore at the back alongside Sebastien Bassong but Spurs struggled against a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.

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