treasure chest of experiences
- noun
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cofre de experiencias
- My grandmother's stories are a treasure chest of experiences.
Examples
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Over the years, he built up a treasure chest of experiences from traveling around the world.
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Her journal became a treasure chest of experiences she often revisited to relive her adventures.
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Grandparents often have a treasure chest of experiences to share with younger generations.
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Traveling the world has become a treasure chest of experiences for me.
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Grandparents often have a treasure chest of experiences to share with younger generations.
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Her journal became a treasure chest of experiences she often revisited to relive her adventures.
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Over the years, he built up a treasure chest of experiences from traveling around the world.
Synonyms
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7.0
A collection of valuable things or information that someone finds
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4.8
A group of many valuable or interesting items found unexpectedly
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A place in your mind or on a computer where information is kept
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
treasure + chest + of + experience
The phrase maps directly onto a familiar metaphor: a 'treasure chest' is a container for valuable items, so a 'treasure chest of experiences' straightforwardly denotes a valuable collection of experiences. This is a productive, cross-linguistically common metaphorical composition that a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer.
Etymology
The phrase treasure chest of experiences gives a clear picture: like a treasure chest full of valuable things, a person's many experiences are like precious items collected over time. So it means a rich collection of 'memories' or 'life events' you can open and share.