grass is always green on the other side

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Term: Grass is always greener on the other side

Definition:

The idiom "grass is always greener on the other side" refers to the human tendency of believing that others have better or more advantageous circumstances than oneself.

Part of Speech:

Idiom

Senses:

Sense 1: To believe that the alternative option or situation is better than one's current condition.

Sample Sentences:

She often thinks that the grass is always greener on the other side, constantly wanting what she doesn't have.
After changing jobs, he realized that the grass is not always greener on the other side; sometimes the grass is just different.

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