manna from heaven Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
miraculous food; manna.
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noun a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
gravy; windfall; bunce; bonanza; boom; gold rush; godsend.
- the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
