the streets are paved with gold

Meanings:

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globalhistorically associated with United Statesinformalcolloquial
- A figurative expression describing a place as offering abundant wealth, easy prosperity, or plentiful opportunity, often implying that newcomers can quickly become rich.
- A myth or romanticized belief that a particular place guarantees success and material comfort.
2.
globalinformalironic
- Used ironically or skeptically to denote an unrealistic expectation of wealth or an overly optimistic, naive view of a place or situation.
- A dismissive phrase indicating that promised or imagined prosperity is illusory.
3.
globalformalliteraryreligious
- A literal or literary reference to an imagined or religious locale (commonly Heaven) whose streets are described as being covered with gold.

Examples:

EN: My friends, I wanna tell y'all about a town... where the streets are paved with gold.
ES: Mis amigos, quiero contarles de un pueblo... que sus calles estaban pavimentadas con oro.
EN: The water's lovely and the streets are paved with gold.
ES: El agua es maravillosa y las calles están pavimentadas con oro.
EN: You think the streets are paved with gold?
ES: ¿Crees qué las calles están bañadas en oro?
EN: They think the streets are paved with gold.
ES: Creían que crecía oro en el asfalto.
ID: Mereka mengira jalanan dipenuhi emas.
EN: "In America, the streets are paved with gold, but someone has to do the paving."
ES: "En Estados Unidos, las calles están pavimentadas con oro, pero alguien tiene que hacer el pavimento".
EN: I come to America for Tin Pan Alley. I hear the streets are paved with gold.
ES: Allí oí hablar de Tin Pan Alley y me contaron que aquí se asfalta con oro.
EN: And the streets are paved with gold,
HI: फसलें सोना होकर कट गईं,
EN: "People still think the streets are paved with gold in the
HI: लोग सोचें कि बरगद में छांव होती है
EN: I even hear the streets are paved with gold...
HI: सुना है वहाँ चांदी के कमल खिलते है _
EN: "My father always told me the streets are paved with gold, when auto industry was flourishing here.
HI: " "मेरे पिता आज भी ऐसा करते हैं, पूरे शहर के सामने, जब रथ खींचा जाता है।
EN: Cause when we get to "Heaven" the streets are paved with gold and we are going
HI: जब हम जायेंगे तो लोग बाई बाई करेंगे
EN: [C]As the streets are paved with gold
HI: * वाले साथ सभी खाली स्थान भरे जाने है
EN: Where the streets are paved with gold Where dreams can never grow old
ID: Dimanajalan-jalanyangdiaspaldenganemas manamimpitidakpernahbisa menjaditua
EN: did you know the streets are paved with gold?
TE: ఇందులో గోడలన్నీ బంగారంతో తాపబడి ఉన్నాయి అని మీరు గమనించారా?
EN: Now look here, suppose I help you out of this mess and give you some money and... send you to America, where the streets are paved with gold... and everybody is rich and happy and prosperous, eh?
ES: Ahora mira. Supongo que puedo ayudarte a salir de este lío, darte algo de dinero y enviarte a América, donde las calles están pavimentadas con oro, y todos son ricos, felices y prósperos.
EN: Now look here, suppose I help you out of this mess and give you some money and... send you to America, where the streets are paved with gold... and everybody is rich and happy and prosperous, eh?
ES: Ahora mira. Supongo que puedo ayudarte a salir de este lío, darte algo de dinero y enviarte a América, donde las calles están pavimentadas con oro, y todos son ricos, felices y prósperos.

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