fat of the land

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Thegreatestpart of anything; thefinestand mostabundantshareofresources; thecream of the crop.to live off thefat of the landUnder capitalism, the wealthy live off thefat of the land.1611,The Holy Bible,[…](King James Version), London:[…]Robert Barker,[…],→OCLC,Genesis45:18:And take your father, and your housholds, and come vnto mee: and I wil giue you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat thefat of the land.1937, John Steinbeck,Of Mice and Men‎[1], New York: Covici Friede,page29:“O.K. Someday—we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and——”“An’ live off thefatta the lan’,” Lennie shouted.

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