have the world at one's feet

Reader's Digest ９月号の記事 "Fighting Lung Cancer" からの引用です。
Natalie Dubbs, a 23-year-old medical engineer, had the world at her feet. Recently married, she was on holiday with her husband in Japan when she woke up one day feeling something just wasn't right.
慣用句に違いない "had the world at her feet" の意味を調べます。
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to be extremely successful and admired by a large number of people: Five years after her debut, the diminutive star of the Royal Ballet has the world at her feet.
・Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms: to be extremely successful and so able to get what you want: This young Broadway actress already has the world at her feet.
Usage notes: also used in the form the world is at your feet: If you get this book published the world will be at your feet.
・Macmillan Dictionary: to have a lot of opportunities to do interesting and exciting things: When you’re young, you have the world at your feet.
なるほど、しかしこの女性は肺癌にかかっていた事がこの後で判明するのです。
1/4/2008に取り上げたthe world is my oysterを連想させる慣用句です。