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from rags to riches
01
used to refer to the action of rising from the depth of poverty to the highest of riches
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During his early years, he was working relentlessly to transform his life from rags to riches.
She came from a poor family, but through hard work and determination, she has gone from rags to riches.
rags-to-riches
01
van arm tot rijk, van vodden naar rijkdom
describing a person's journey from poverty to great wealth or success
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His life sounds to me like the classic rags to riches story.
Zijn leven klinkt voor mij als het klassieke verhaal van rags-to-riches.
It was the old rags-to-riches fantasy.
Het was de oude fantasie van van vodden naar rijkdom.
