the world is someone's oyster

Etymology
From the version of the play  published in the (1623) of the works of the English playwright  (baptized 1564; died 1616): see the quotation. The original context was that would use force to obtain a loan from Sir John Falstaff, like prising open an oyster with a sword to obtain a pearl.

Proverb

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

Usage notes
As the quotations show, the proverb is frequently used with different forms of the word, and with different s.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 世界屬於你
 * Dutch: de wereld ligt aan iemands voeten
 * Finnish: maailma on avoin
 * German: die Welt liegt einem zu Füßen
 * Hebrew: העולם פרוש לרגליך
 * Japanese: この世は思いのまま
 * Macedonian: све́тот е твој, сѐ е во тво́и ра́це
 * Polish: świat stoi przed kimś otworem
 * Russian: весь мир к твои́м услу́гам, всё в твои́х рука́х
 * Spanish: el mundo es tuyo, te vas a comer el mundo


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 구슬이 서말이라도 꿰어야 보배