corn in Egypt
corn in Egypt
An abundance of something. The phrase is Biblical in origin. When I was looking for art supplies, I found corn in Egypt in Maisie's craft room. I wasn't looking to expand my record collection, but I sure stumbled upon corn in Egypt when I cleaned out my parents' attic! Researchers in our field have uncovered so much data lately. We seem to find corn in Egypt with every experiment we do!
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corn in Egypt
a plentiful supply. This expression comes from the aged Jacob's instructions to his sons in Genesis 42:2: ‘Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence’.
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