English
Proverb
the world is one's oyster
- All opportunities are open to someone, the world is theirs.
- In order to achieve something in this world, one has to grab the opportunity.
Derived terms
Translations
all opportunities are open to someone
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 世界屬於你, 世界属于你 (shìjiè shǔyú nǐ)
- Dutch: de wereld ligt aan iemands voeten
- German: die Welt liegt einem zu Füßen
- Japanese: この世は思いのまま (kono yo wa omoi no mama)
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- Russian: весь мир к твои́м услу́гам (vesʹ mir k tvoím uslúgam) (the whole world is to your services), всё в твои́х рука́х (vsjó v tvoíx rukáx) (everything is in your hands)
- Spanish: el mundo es tuyo, te vas a comer el mundo m
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one has to grab the opportunity to achieve something
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- Korean: 구슬이 서말이라도 꿰어야 보배 (guseuri seomarirado kkweeoya bobae)
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