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the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)
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(Definition of the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) idiom
- all things being equal idiom
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- be in the same boat idiom
- by the skin of your teeth idiom
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