Looking for the land of milk and honey
<p><span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paralympics">Paralympics</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="protein">protein</span>. <span word="Sadly">Sadly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>.</p><p><span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> '<span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, "<span word="Jeff">Jeff</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>".</p><p><span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, '<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="spilt">spilt</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>'. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> – <span word="you">you</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="Basically">Basically</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> '<span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>'.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="get">get</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span>" <span word="we">we</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, '<span word="milking">milking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>'. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span>, "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="milking">milking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>". <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="is">is</span> '<span word="milking">milking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>'.</p>
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