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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, of