Cinderella story
Noun
Meaning
Cinderella story (plural Cinderella stories)
A story, real or fictional, in which a deserving but maltreated person eventually attains happiness and success.
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Examples
Jules Massenet and Henri Caïn’s 1899 rendition of the Cinderella story.
The series, then in its initial dominance transfixed America, and the young woman with the massive pipes who wanted to be a teacher became the ultimate Cinderella story.