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idiomgo/reach/grab for the brass ring AmEAmE(also get the brass ring)to try to achieve or get something that is the best of its kind:At the time I was searching for that brass ring, saying "I'm as good as him, why am I not on the national news?"In order to get best information, people have to know what to ask for, and they are unlikely to have the pushy, aggressive stance that may be required to get the brass ring.The key question is: How many other nations, operating secret atomic programs, are drawing within reach of the nuclear brass ring?
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