the world is one's oyster

English

Etymology

c. 1600, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 2, scene 2, 2–5

Pistol: Why then the world's mine oyster / Which I with sword will open.

Proverb

the world is one's oyster

All opportunities are open to someone; the world is theirs.

Derived terms

the world is one's lobster

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)
Polish: świat stoi przed kimś otworem (the world stands before someone as an opening)
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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Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 能盡情享受生活中的一切快樂與機遇, ^{(please verify)} 能尽情享受生活中的一切快乐与机遇
Japanese: 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず (ja) (koketsu ni hairazunba koji o ezu)

Korean: 구슬이 서말이라도 꿰어야 보배 (guseuri seomarirado kkweeoya bobae)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} el mundo es tuyo, ^{(please verify)} te vas a comer el mundo