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land of milk and honey
(redirected from honey)

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the land of milk and honey
a country where people from other countries would like to live because they imagine that the living conditions are excellent and it is easy to make money. People in poorer parts of the world still look on the States as the land of milk and honey.
See also: land, milk


land of milk and honey
an imaginary place where there is more than enough of everything. She came to the United States thinking it was the land of milk and honey.
Etymology: from the Bible story in which the Lord promises to bring the Israelites out of Egypt and into a land flowing with milk and honey
See also: land, milk

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