happy hunting ground

[happy hunting ground] {n. phr.}

1. The place where, in American Indian belief, a person goes after death; heaven.

* /The Indians believed that at death they went to the happy hunting ground./

2. {informal} A place or area where you can find a rich variety of what you want, and plenty of it.

* /The forest is a happy hunting ground for scouts who are interested in plants and flowers./

* /Shell collectors find the ocean beaches happy hunting grounds./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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