land of milk and honey

American  

Or Land of Milk and Honey

noun

1. a land of unusual fertility and abundance.

2. the blessings of heaven.

3. the Promised Land.

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land of milk and honey British  

noun

1. Old Testament the land of natural fertility promised to the Israelites by God (Ezekiel 20:6)

2. any fertile land, state, etc

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Example Sentences

In Exodus, God led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to a land of milk and honey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

“People come here because they think South Africa is the land of milk and honey, but it’s still a country where people are living without flushing toilets,” he said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2017

To be clear, North Korea isn’t suddenly a land of milk and honey baths, and woe betide anyone who requests a chemical peel at a Pyongyang hotel.

From Time • Jul. 29, 2016

He said he grew tired of seeing movie stars who had traveled there exalting Cuba as “this wonderful land of milk and honey, and laud the health care system.”

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2015

Maybe it was a land of milk and honey up there, and Captain York and Captain Williams had just never bothered to come back.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury