milk and honey
Noun (uncountable, often used as a fixed phrase): - Abundance and prosperity: "milk and honey" refers to a condition of great wealth, comfort, and ease, often associated with an idealized land of plenty. The phrase originates from the biblical description of Canaan as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8), symbolizing fertility, richness, and divine blessing.
- (A place of great prosperity and abundance.)
- (A condition of financial success and comfort.)
- (A period of ideal happiness and abundance.)
"a land of milk and honey": An idiomatic expression for a place where life is easy and prosperous.
- The river valley was a land of milk and honey, with fertile soil and abundant wildlife. (A physically rich and productive area.)
"to promise milk and honey": To make lavish promises of wealth or ease.
- The politician promised milk and honey to the voters, but delivered only austerity. (To make unrealistic or exaggerated promises.)
Milk-and-honey (adj): Used attributively to describe something characterized by abundance or sweetness.
- They had a milk-and-honey lifestyle, with luxury cars and exotic vacations. (A lifestyle of great comfort.)
Land of plenty (n): A synonym meaning a place or situation of abundance.
- The new factory turned the region into a land of plenty. (A prosperous area.)
- Abundance: a very large quantity of something.
- Prosperity: the state of being successful and having a lot of money.
- Utopia: an imagined place or state of things where everything is perfect.
- Eden: a place of ideal happiness or paradise.
Flow with milk and honey: To be extremely rich or fertile.
- The valley flowed with milk and honey, providing for all who settled there. (The land was very productive and bountiful.)
The promised land: A place or situation where happiness or success is expected.
- For many, the city was the promised land of job opportunities and cultural vibrancy. (A place of ultimate fulfillment.)