sunlit uplands

Meaning

Noun

A wished-for place or time of happiness and prosperity.

Origin

From sunlit + uplands (evoking a pleasant, happy place), popularized by its use in the “This was their finest hour” speech delivered by Winston Churchill (1874–1965), the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to the House of Commons on 18 June 1940: see the quotation.

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