mother lode

成語所屬單字mother

mother lode — 慣用語

1. a very rich source of something valuable, originally referring to a rich vein of

1.慣用語
釋義

豐富的來源;主礦脈

a very rich source of something valuable, originally referring to a rich vein of gold or silver in mining

例句

The archaeologists discovered a mother lode of ancient pottery buried beneath the hill.

For a food blogger, finding that spice market was like hitting the mother lode.