Meaning of 'The grass is greener on the other side of the fence'
What does the saying 'The grass is greener on the other side of the fence' mean?
Idiom: The grass is greener on the other side of the fence
Meaning:
This means that people think they would be happier if their lives were different.
('The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence' is a common version of the idiom.)
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