yellow brick road

== English == === Alternative forms === yellow-brick road === Etymology === From the classic film The Wizard of Oz and the book series on which it was based. Originally the literal road to the Emerald City, which was paved with yellow bricks possibly to invoke the notion of gold. === Pronunciation === === Noun === yellow brick road (plural yellow brick roads) (idiomatic, often humorous) A proverbial path to a Promised Land of one's hopes and dreams.