mine of information

mine of information
a mine of information
Fig. someone or something that is full of information. •

Grandfather is a mine of information about World War II.

The new search engine is a positive mine of useful information.

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{n. phr.} A person, a book, etc., that is a valuable source of information. * /A dictionary can be a mine of information./ * /He is a mine of information on the stock market./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • mine of information — {n. phr.} A person, a book, etc., that is a valuable source of information. * /A dictionary can be a mine of information./ * /He is a mine of information on the stock market./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mine\ of\ information — n. phr. A person, a book, etc., that is a valuable source of information. A dictionary can be a mine of information. He is a mine of information on the stock market …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Mine Action Information Center — The Mine Action Information Center at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, is a public policy center that manages information and conducts training relevant to humanitarian mine clearance, victim assistance, mine risk reduction and other …   Wikipedia

  • mine of information — great source of knowledge, wealth of information …   English contemporary dictionary

  • (a) mine of information (about) — a mine of information (on/​about) phrase someone or something that can provide you with a lot of information, gossip etc The Internet is a mine of information on gardening. Thesaurus: general words for information, news and factssynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) mine of information (on) — a mine of information (on/​about) phrase someone or something that can provide you with a lot of information, gossip etc The Internet is a mine of information on gardening. Thesaurus: general words for information, news and factssynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) mine of information — a person or a book with a lot of information. He s a mine of information about the cinema. (often + about) …   New idioms dictionary

  • mine — mine1 [mīn] pron. [ME min < OE, gen. sing of ic, I, akin to Ger mein: for base see ME] that or those belonging to me: the possessive form of I2, used without a following noun, often after of [that book is mine; mine are better; he is a friend… …   English World dictionary

  • (a) mine of information (about somebody) — a mine of inforˈmation (about/on sb/sth) idiom a person, book, etc. that can give you a lot of information on a particular subject Main entry: ↑mineidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) mine of information (on somebody) — a mine of inforˈmation (about/on sb/sth) idiom a person, book, etc. that can give you a lot of information on a particular subject Main entry: ↑mineidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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