a horn of plenty
Meaning: An abundant source of something.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “The farmers' market in September is a horn of plenty.”
Category: Animals
Origin: The English name for the cornucopia. In Greek myth, a goat's horn from Amalthea, who nursed the infant Zeus, overflowed with whatever its owner wished.
Equivalents in other languages
- Polish: róg Amaltei — literally: horn of Amalthea
- French: La corne d'abondance — literally: The horn of plenty
More idioms — Animals
- hands down — Easily; without question.
- a little bird told me — I learned it from a secret source I won't name.
- snug as a bug in a rug — Very warm and comfortable.
- champ at the bit — To be impatient to start.
- one swallow does not make a summer — One good sign does not mean things will continue that way.
- walk into the lion's den — To go deliberately into a dangerous or hostile place.
More English idioms
- a Sophie's choice — An agonizing choice between two terrible options.
- kicking and screaming — Very reluctantly, protesting all the way.
- at someone's beck and call — Always ready to obey someone's orders.
- like a bolt from the blue — Completely unexpected, usually of bad news.
- set one's cap at — To try to attract someone as a romantic partner (dated).
- the big leagues — The highest, most competitive level of an activity.
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