Fat of the land?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>”: <span word="Mostly">Mostly</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harvests">harvests</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bumper">bumper</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hardships">hardships</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abundance">abundance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="years">years</span> (<span word="when">when</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="famine">famine</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>).</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p><p><span word="Fat">Fat</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>. “<span word="Fat">Fat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>” <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="fertile">fertile</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="abundantly">abundantly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="toil">toil</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>” <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Freedictionary">Freedictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>:</p>
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