Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
the -grass is al-ways -green-er on the other side of the fence
IPA
76
Scrabble Score
47
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of the grass is always greener on the other side.

Questions

What does the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence mean?
Alternative form of the grass is always greener on the other side.

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