land of milk and honey

noun phrase

: a place where there is plenty of food and money and life is very easy
Many immigrants thought that America was a land of milk and honey.

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In Exodus, God led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to a land of milk and honey. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023

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“Land of milk and honey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20of%20milk%20and%20honey. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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