MOTHER LODE


Meaning of MOTHER LODE in English

ˈmother lode BrE AmE , moth‧er‧lode /ˈmʌðələʊd $ -ðərloʊd/ noun [countable usually singular] American English

1 . a mine that is full of gold, silver etc

2 . a place where you can find a lot of a particular type of object

mother lode of

The Sharper Image catalog is a mother lode of men’s gadgets and toys.

3 . hit the mother lode informal to produce or find something that will make you very rich, happy, or successful:

They hit the mother lode with their second album.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.