land of milk and honey
Americannoun
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a land of unusual fertility and abundance.
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the blessings of heaven.
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the Promised Land.
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Old Testament the land of natural fertility promised to the Israelites by God (Ezekiel 20:6)
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any fertile land, state, etc
Example Sentences
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“It’s not a land of milk and honey and dancing horses; it’s a land of business, and market forces.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2020
“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
Her native clime was a land of milk and honey and had its share of apes and ivory and peacocks.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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