manna from heaven

Noun

Meaning

(Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus

a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

manna bonanza bunce godsend boom blessing boon gravy windfall au pair gold rush miraculous food

Antonyms

contretemps

Hypernyms

food occurrence happening nutrient occurrent natural event

Examples

the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line Source: Internet

It is manna from heaven for them. Source: Internet

“Our officials are sugar coating the ASEAN as manna from heaven that can solve all the people’s problems, when in fact it’s nothing more than a thick layer of make-up on a dying country,” the LFS-Cebu chairperson said. Source: Internet

This country is only just learning that nothing comes for free and that its internal financial problems must be solved by careful planning and not by unsolicited manna from heaven. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

manna manna ash manna croup manna grass manna groats manna gum