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.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 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; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FENCE — I. ˈfen(t)s noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fens, short for defens — more at defense …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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 …
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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 …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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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