mine of information

mine of information {n. phr.}

A person, a book, etc., that is a valuable source of information.

A dictionary can be a mine of information.

He is a mine of information on the stock market.

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[mine] See: [BACK TO THE SALT MINES], [RUN OF THE MILL] or [RUN OF THE MINE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[run-of-the-mill] or [run-of-the-mine] {adj.} Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. * /Frank is a very good bowler, but Joe is just run-of-the-mill./ * /It was just a run-of-the-mine movie./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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firsthand

[firsthand] {adj.} Fresh; genuine; from the original source. * /John says he got the information firsthand from the president himself./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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