rags to riches

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. From poverty to exceptional wealth. attributive
    — […] and finally [Oprah Winfrey] declared herself not only “a believer in the American dream of rags to riches” but living proof of its veracity.

词形变化

rags-to-riches alternative

词源

By surface analysis, a change from wearing ragged clothing (due to being impoverished) to obtaining a lot of money.
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