单词	happy hunting grounds
释义	happy hunting ground noun 1 : the paradise of some American Indian tribes to which the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death to spend a happy hereafter in hunting and feasting 2 : a choice or profitable area of activity or exploitation Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Those looking for small, focused and highly-profitable firms that make all sorts of components, from robotic arms to bicycle gear, will find Japan to be a happy hunting ground. Fortune, 15 Dec. 2021 London has not been a happy hunting ground for Miami, who are 1-3 on the other side of the Atlantic. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2021 This has long made West Virginia a happy hunting ground for corporate interests eager to extract resources and profits. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021 In years past, Michael Gudinski made the APRA Awards a happy hunting ground, often snagging multiple awards with his company, Mushroom Music Publishing. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2021 The crumbling cliffs along it, dating from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, are a happy hunting ground for anyone seeking the fossilized remains of ancient creatures. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2020 Word History First Known Use 1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1 happy hunting grounds noun plural of happy hunting ground 1 as in promised lands Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance promised lands elysian fields nirvanas above empyreans kingdom comes heavens afterworlds Valhallas New Jerusalems glories blisses Elysiums hereafters Sions skies Elysia otherworlds afterlives paradises Zions Antonyms & Near Antonyms perditions Pandemoniums Gehennas hells infernos limbos purgatories pits underworlds netherworlds abysses See More 2 as in hot spots Synonyms & Similar Words hot spots nerve centers playgrounds hives headquarters hotbeds ground zeros playlands focuses omphali kernels cynosures centers piths capitals hubs axes nuclei loci foci epicenters nubs nexus seats centrals meccas hearts navels nexuses polestars bases loadstones attractions nucleuses thicks eyes cores magnets deeps essences lodestones souls quintessences
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