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Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary | 1986 | Copyright

617. Success

Alger, Horatio (1834–1899) writer of boys’ stories where young men are instantly rewarded for honesty, perseverance, etc. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 19]
Browndock, Miss “made her fortune in no time at all.” [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby ]
McVey, Hugh from poor white to leading manufacturer. [Am. Lit.: Poor White, Magill I, 762–764]
O Pioneers! realistic success story of those who fathered nation. [Am. Lit.: 0 Pioneers!, Magill I, 663–665]
Porter, Sir Joseph became First Lord of the Admiralty by sticking to desk jobs and never going to sea. [Br. Opera: Gilbert and Sullivan H.M.S. Pinafore ]
Ragged Dick hero of Alger’s rags-to-riches epic. [Am. Lit.: Van Doren, 807]
white cloud indicates high achievement. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 350]
wolf symbol of success on coats of arms. [Heraldry: Halberts, 16]

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

suc·cess / səkˈses/ • n. the accomplishment of an aim or purpose: the president had some success in restoring confidence. ∎ the attainment of popularity or profit: the success of his play. ∎ a person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains prosperity: I must make a success of my business. ∎ archaic the outcome of an undertaking, specified as achieving or failing to achieve its aims: the good or ill success of their maritime enterprises.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

success success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan proverbial saying, mid 20th century; meaning that once something is seen to succeed many people will claim to have initiated it, while responsibility for failure is likely to be disclaimed. In his diary for 9 September 1942, the Italian fascist politician Galeazzo Ciano, son-in-law of Mussolini, noted, ‘Victory has a hundred fathers, but no-one wants to recognize defeat as his own’.

See also nothing succeeds like success.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

success •acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes •Jewess • shepherdess • Borges •battledress • Mudéjares • headdress •protectress • egress • ingress •minidress • nightdress • congress •sundress • procuress • murderess •letterpress • watercress • shirtdress •access

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