a one-way ticket to

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a one-way ticket to something

if something is a one-way ticket to an unpleasant situation, it will cause that situation to happen A rejection of the peace deal would be a one-way ticket to disaster for the country. Experimenting with drugs is a one-way ticket to addiction and misery, as far as I'm concerned.

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The stressed-out woman, who cannot be named to protect her daughters, aged 11 and 14, left them pounds 40 in cash and a full fridge before buying a one-way ticket to Malaga. I WAS AT ROCK BOTTOM; Runaway mum reveals why she left children ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Then she went to the airport and bought a one-way ticket to Malaga for a sunshine break on her own, a court heard yesterday. Malaga mum abandons her 'moaning' kids; SHE BUYS ONE-WAY TICKET by The Mirror (London, England)			a never-never land a new ballgame a new broom a new lease on life a New Man a nice little earner a night owl a nine-day wonder a nip and tuck a nip in the air a no-show a no-win situation A nod's as good as a wink a non sequitur a nose for a nosy parker a notch below a number cruncher a numbers game a one-hit wonder a one-horse race a one-horse town a one-man band a one-night stand a one-two punch a one-way ticket to a pack of lies a pack rat a pain in the ass a paper chase a paper tiger a paper trail a part to play a parting shot a party animal a party pooper a pat on the back a peace offering a pearl of wisdom a pecking order a peeping Tom a pen pusher a penchant for a penny for your thoughts A penny saved is a penny earned a pep talk a pick-me-up a piece of cake a piece of the action a piece of the pie a pied-à-terre			a nip and tuck a nip in the air a no-show a no-win situation A nod's as good as a wink a non sequitur A Normally Unmanned Land Sea or Air Vehicle a nose for a nosey parker a nosy parker a notch below a notch better than A note shaver A Nuestros Enfermos Servimos A Dios a number cruncher a numbers game A of F a one-day wonder a one-hit wonder a one-horse race a one-horse town a one-man band a one-night stand a one-two punch a one-way ticket to a or two a or two A P A P A P A P3P Preference Exchange Language A P3P Preference Exchange Language 1 a pack of lies a pack rat A Paean A Pæan a pain in the ass a pain in the butt a pain in the neck a pain in the rear a pair of bellows a pair of bellows a pair of bellows a pair of binoculars a pair of binoculars a pair of binoculars a pair of compasses a pair of compasses a pair of compasses a pair of forceps a pair of forceps a pair of forceps a pair of pincers a pair of pincers a pair of pliers

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