Travel somewhere in the hope of achieving wealth and success.
‘he emigrated to Britain to seek his fortune’
‘John continued his naval career until 1881 when he decided to seek his fortune in America without success.’
‘His paternal grandfather sought his fortune as a fur trapper in Canada, joined the Mounties, then emigrated to South Africa.’
‘Established as a pearling port in the 1880s, it has long attracted people from around the world seeking their fortune, giving the modern town a truly multicultural atmosphere.’
‘It's the perfect anthem for anyone who ever left a small town to go out and seek their fortune with no support from back home.’
‘If they had set out to seek their fortune and fame then they would be severely tested in the years to follow.’
‘For the last two centuries Irish people have left for America to seek their fortune.’
‘The more they seek their fortune in another land, the more it behoves their manager to justify it.’
‘Australia's flourishing wool industry prompted him to seek his fortune in this ‘most distant accessible part of the globe’.’
‘The idea of a barge cruise may be reminiscent of an old black and white movie where the hero leaves home at a young age on a cheap tramp steamer to seek his fortune in the great world beyond.’
‘In walks Bud, a small-town boy come to the big city to seek his fortune.’
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