Aladdin's cave
Britishnoun
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a place containing fabulous riches
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a place where something is abundant
an Aladdin's cave of presents for children
Example Sentences
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“It was really like an Aladdin’s cave of homeware. People enjoyed exploring there,” Saunders said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023
Or AllArts, an Aladdin’s cave of Bollywood film posters and lobby cards.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022
Beforehand, the stockpile of finished decorations in the unheated gallery seemed a cross between Santa’s workshop and Aladdin’s cave.
From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2017
The interconnecting rooms and workshops have the feel of an Aladdin's cave for adults and the Heath Robinson-like machinery, controlled by nimble-fingered workers, hums with long-practised skill and expertise.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2014
It had in turn figured as Aladdin's cave and a school-house; a brigand ambush, and a dwelling with modern improvements.
From Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories by M. T. W.
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