cut-and-come-again

A gardener harvests lettuce using the cut-and-come-again method.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Abundance or plentiful supply: "cut-and-come-again" refers to a situation where there is a generous or inexhaustible amount of something, especially food or resources, allowing for repeated use or consumption without depletion.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The garden provided a cut-and-come-again of fresh vegetables throughout the summer. (An abundant, continuous supply.)
  • The buffet was a cut-and-come-again, with dishes constantly replenished. (A plentiful, seemingly endless selection.)

Advanced Usage

• "cut-and-come-again" as a metaphorical expression: It is often used to describe a resource or opportunity that can be drawn upon repeatedly without exhausting it.
  • Her creativity was a cut-and-come-again source of new ideas. (Her creativity was abundant and renewable.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cut-and-come-again (adj): Describing something that provides a continuous or renewable supply.
  • They served a cut-and-come-again meal, with refills always available. (The meal was abundant and replenishable.)

Synonyms

• Plenty: a large or sufficient amount.
• Abundance: a very large quantity of something.
• Bounty: a generous gift or supply.

Related Idioms

• A land of milk and honey: a place where life is easy and there is plenty of everything.

  • The farm was a cut-and-come-again paradise, with fruit trees and livestock in abundance. (A place of plenty.)

• Horn of plenty: a symbol of abundance, often depicted as a horn overflowing with produce.

  • The harvest was a horn of plenty, a true cut-and-come-again bounty. (An abundant harvest.)