THE GRASS IS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE

Meaning of THE GRASS IS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE in English

things look better from a distance, it is natural to desire a neighbor's things When you look at other homes, the grass is often greener on the other side of the fence.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

THE GRASS IS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE — things look better from a distance, it is natural to desire a neighbor's things When you look at other homes, …
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ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIDE
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OTHER — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar ~, Sanskrit antara Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRASS — I Any of many low, green, nonwoody plants that make up the families Poaceae (or Gramineae), Cyperaceae ( rush es). …
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SIDE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OTHER — I. ˈəthə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English, adjective, noun, pron., & adverb, from Old English ōther, adjective, noun, & pron.; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREENER — I. greener comparative of green II. green·er ˈgrēnə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: green (I) + -er : an unskilled …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRASS — I. ˈgras, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gras, from Old English græs; …
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FENCE — I. ˈfen(t)s noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fens, short for defens — more at defense …
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SIDE — side 1 — sideless , adj. /suyd/ , n., adj., v., sided, siding . n. 1. one of the surfaces …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OTHER — /udh"euhr/ , adj. 1. additional or further: he and one other person. 2. different or distinct from the one mentioned …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRASS — — grassless , adj. — grasslike , adj. — grassward, grasswards , adv. adj. /gras, grahs/ , n. 1. any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FENCE — — fencelike , adj. /fens/ , n. , v. , fenced, fencing . n. 1. a barrier enclosing or bordering …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREENER — n. (British Slang) foreigner who starts to learn tailoring or shoemaking upon arriving to England
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRASS — v. cover with grass; feed grass to livestock; produce grass; inform on (British Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SIDE — I. ˈsīd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sīde; akin to Old High German sīta side, Old English sīd …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OTHER — I. ˈə-thər adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar other, Sanskrit antara Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRASS — I. ˈgras noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gras, from Old English græs; akin to Old High German gras …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FENCE — I. ˈfen(t)s noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fens, short for defens defense Date: 14th century 1. archaic : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIDE — vi to lean on one side. 2. side ·noun long; large; extensive. 3. side ·vt to furnish with a siding; …
Webster English vocab
OTHER — adv otherwise. 2. other ·pron & ·adj left, as opposed to right. 3. other ·pron & ·adj not this, but …
Webster English vocab
GRASS — vi to produce grass. 2. grass ·noun the season of fresh grass; spring. 3. grass ·vt to cover with grass …
Webster English vocab
FENCE — noun a receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received. 2. fence ·noun a projection on the …
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OTHER
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIDE — [side] n [ME, fr. OE side; akin to OHG sita side, OE sid ample, wide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OTHER — [oth.er] adj [ME, fr. OE other; akin to OHG andar other, Skt antara] (bef. 12c) 1 a: being the one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRASS — [grass] n, often attrib [ME gras, fr. OE graes; akin to OHG gras grass, OE growan to grow] (bef. 12c) …
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FENCE — [fence] n, often attrib [ME fens, short for defens defense] (14c) 1 archaic: a means of protection: defense 2: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRASS — grass, Grass BrE AmE ɡrɑːs § ɡræs AmE ɡræs —German [ ɡras ] ▷ grassed ɡrɑːst § ɡræst AmE ɡræst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIDE — / saɪd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun LEFT / RIGHT 1. [ C , usually sing. ] either …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — / ˈʌðə(r); NAmE / adjective , pronoun 1. used to refer to people or things that are additional or different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRASS — / grɑːs; NAmE græs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a common wild plant with narrow green …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FENCE — / fens; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a structure made of wood or wire supported with posts …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIDE — I. side 1 S1 W1 /saɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . PART OF AN …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OTHER — oth ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective , pronoun [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRASS — I. grass 1 S2 W2 /ɡrɑːs $ ɡræs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: græs ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FENCE — I. fence 1 S3 /fens/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: defense ] 1 . a structure …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIDE — n. & v. --n. 1 a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRASS — n. & v. --n. 1 a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FENCE — n. & v. --n. 1 a barrier or railing or other upright structure enclosing an area of ground, esp. to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIDE — n. & v. n. 1 a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRASS — n. & v. n. 1 a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FENCE — n. & v. n. 1 a barrier or railing or other upright structure enclosing an area of ground, esp. to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIDE — n. & v. --n. 1. a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has …
Oxford English vocab
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1. not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Oxford English vocab
GRASS — n. & v. --n. 1. a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten …
Oxford English vocab
FENCE — n. & v. --n. 1. a barrier or railing or other upright structure enclosing an area of ground, esp. to …
Oxford English vocab
SIDE — ( sides, siding, sided) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The side …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — ( others) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: When 'other' follows the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRASS — ( grasses, grassing, grassed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Grass is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FENCE — ( fences, fencing, fenced) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A fence …
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OTHER — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: When '~' follows the determiner …
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OTHER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRASS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES artificial grass ▪ artificial grass tennis courts dry grass ▪ There had been no …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FENCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boundary wall/fence ▪ The boundary wall was about twenty foot high. a wire …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OTHER — [determiner]Where's the other key for this cupboard?I've found one earring - do you know where the other one is?What did …
Cambridge English vocab
GRASS — n. bear grass bent grass couch grass quack grass Grass Günter Wilhelm
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