land of fruit and nuts, the—(U.S.) a jocular nickname of the state of California (reference being made to both the agricultural abundance and the stereotypical image of Californians as being other than normal, cf.: “fruit”—(sl.) a crazy person, and “nuts”—(sl.) crazy):
- Although Californians are known to come from the “land of fruit and nuts” not all of us are like that.
land of milk and honey, the—
1. in the Old Testament, a poetic name for the Promised Land:
- The Jewish people were brought out of slavery in Egypt by Moses to the land of milk and honey promised to them by God.
2. any place of great abundance:
- Many Mexicans regard the United States as the land of milk and honey.