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land of milk and honey

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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: and, honey, land, milk
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The latest export from the land of milk and honey is a grass-chomping mammal that hangs out in rivers and lakes and is apparently hard to sedate.
Israel feeds hungry, hungry hippo market by AFP / AFP Global Edition
ÒWeÕve been the land of milk and honey for many years, and itÕs only recently that weÕve had the new reality of our economy.
Rory Reid emphasizes need to remix economy by Michael J. Mishak / Las Vegas Sun
For the Greeks, the Turkish invasion of 1974 was the end of undivided Cyprus, the land of milk and honey - never mind the frequent Greco-Turkish clashes that left numerous dead on both sides.
Cyprus has hard time moving beyond 1974 by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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