English · Idiom Historical

the food of the gods

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

See AMBROSIA ; NECTAR. To become food for the worms, or for the fishes. To be dead and buried, or to be drowned.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thức ăn của các vị thần, trở thành thức ăn cho giun hoặc cá

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Gods & heaven Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “the food of the gods” mean?

See AMBROSIA ; NECTAR. To become food for the worms, or for the fishes. To be dead and buried, or to be drowned.

Is “the food of the gods” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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