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the grass is always greener

the grass is always greener is the alternative form of the grass is always greener on the other side.

Meaning of the grass is always greener on the other side

Proverb

the grass is always greener on the other side

  1. The circumstances of others seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.

Questions about the grass is always greener

What is the grass is always greener the alternative form of?
The grass is always greener is the alternative form of the grass is always greener on the other side.

Words near the grass is always greener in the dictionary

  1. the good die young
  2. the good doctor
  3. the good doctors
  4. The Gorge
  5. the grapes are sour anyway
  6. the grass is always greener
  7. the grass is always greener on the other side
  8. the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
  9. the grass is always greener on the other side of the road
  10. the great and the good
  11. The Green

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