happy hunting grounds
Afterlife for hunters
Happy hunting grounds is a name for the afterlife in Native American belief—a paradise where game is plentiful and the hunt always succeeds.
The phrase now serves as a general euphemism for death or heaven: He's gone to the happy hunting grounds.
Extended figuratively to mean any place where what you're seeking is abundant: The flea market was happy hunting grounds for vintage collectors.
Life after death
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- spirit worldRealm of the dead
- heavenSky or bliss
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
immortality · ancestors · soul · resurrection · elysium · nirvana · salvation · transcendence
Highly sought real estate
- goldmineRich ore deposit
- treasure troveOwnerless valuables found hidden
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
motherlode · mecca · hot spot · sweet spot
Imagined perfect society
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- idyllTranquil rural tableau
- promised landHoped-for place of fulfillment
elysium · halcyon · serenity · tranquility · contentment · harmony · peace · reward
Original inhabitants of America
- LakotaWestern Sioux people
- Plains tribesIndigenous groups of grasslands
- spiritual realmNon-physical plane of existence
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
totems · sacred · tribal · vision quest · medicine man · shamanism · spirit guides · oral tradition
hereafter
Life after death
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- spirit worldRealm of the dead
- heavenSky or bliss
paradise · immortality · ancestors · soul · resurrection · elysium · nirvana · salvation · transcendence · ascension
prime location
Highly sought real estate
- goldmineRich ore deposit
- treasure troveOwnerless valuables found hidden
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
jackpot · motherlode · mecca · hot spot · sweet spot
utopia
Imagined perfect society
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- idyllTranquil rural tableau
promised land · elysium · halcyon · serenity · tranquility · contentment · harmony · peace · reward · blessing
Native American
Original inhabitants of America
- LakotaWestern Sioux people
- Plains tribesIndigenous groups of grasslands
- spiritual realmNon-physical plane of existence
ancestors · totems · sacred · tribal · vision quest · medicine man · shamanism · spirit guides · oral tradition · cosmology
plentiful
Existing in abundance
prey · buffalo · deer · elk · provisions · plenty · fertility · richness · cornucopia · sustenance
happy hunting groundshell
Underworld of suffering
perdition · damnation · eternal damnation · lake of fire · inferno
happy hunting groundsthis world
earthly realm · mortal coil · vale of tears · the here and now
happy hunting groundseternal torment
Endless punishment beyond death
suffering · misery · damnation · anguish · desolation
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