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grass [grɑ:s]1 noun∎ keep off the grass (sign) défense de marcher sur la pelouse, pelouse interdite;∎ to cut or to mow the grass tondre la pelouse;∎ Tennis she plays well on grass elle joue bien sur gazon;∎ he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet il ne perd pas de temps;∎ proverb the grass is always greener (on the other side of the fence) = c'est toujours mieux ailleurs∎ to put or turn a horse out to grass mettre un cheval au vert;∎ figurative to put sb out to grass mettre qn à la retraite;∎ to be (out) at grass (animal) être au vert;∎ to put land under grass enherber une terre, mettre une terre en herbe∎ to grass on sb balancer qn, moucharder qnBotany graminées fpl►► grass court court m (en gazon);grass green vert m gazon;Politics the grass roots la base;∎ the feeling at the grass roots is that… le sentiment à la base est que…;∎ at (the) grass roots level au niveau de la base;grass roots opposition résistance f de la base;grass roots support soutien m de la base;grass skirt pagne m (de feuilles);grass snake couleuvre f à collier;grass widow = femme dont le mari est toujours en déplacement;∎ figurative I'm a grass widow this weekend je suis célibataire ce week-end;grass widower = homme dont la femme est toujours en déplacement∎ to grass sb up balancer qn, moucharder qn
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grass\ is\ always\ greener\ on\ the\ other\ side\ of\ the\ fence — • grass is always greener on the other side of the fence • grass is always greener on the other side of the hill We are often not satisfied and want to be somewhere else; a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are. John… … Словарь американских идиом
grass is always greener on the other side of the fence — or[grass is always greener on the other side of the hill] We are often not satisfied and want to be somewhere else; a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are. * /John is always changing his job because the grass always… … Dictionary of American idioms
grass is always greener on the other side of the fence — or[grass is always greener on the other side of the hill] We are often not satisfied and want to be somewhere else; a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are. * /John is always changing his job because the grass always… … Dictionary of American idioms
grass\ is\ always\ greener\ on\ the\ other\ side\ of\ the\ hill — • grass is always greener on the other side of the fence • grass is always greener on the other side of the hill We are often not satisfied and want to be somewhere else; a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are. John… … Словарь американских идиом
the grass is always greener on the other side — (of the fence) see ↑grass, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fence the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) used to say that the things you do not have always seem more appealing than the things you do have • • • Main Entry: ↑grass … Useful english dictionary
(the) grass is always greener (on the other side of the fence). — The grass is always greener (on the other side of the fence). something that you say which means that other people always seem to be in a better situation than you, although they may not be. And when I haven t been out for a while I start to envy … New idioms dictionary
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence — ► the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence proverb other people s lives or situations always seem better than your own. Main Entry: ↑grass … English terms dictionary
(the) grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) — the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) idiom (saying) said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think that other people have a better situation than they have Main entry: ↑grassidiom … Useful english dictionary
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence — proverb other people s lives or situations always seem better than one s own * * * the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) see ↑grass, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fence the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)… … Useful english dictionary
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence — Cf. OVID Ars Amatoria I. 349 fertilior seges est alienis semper in agris, the harvest is always more fruitful in another man’s fields. 1959 H. & M. WILLIAMS in J. C. Trewin Plays of Year XIX. 13 (title) The grass is greener. 1965 Which? Mar. 91… … Proverbs new dictionary
the grass is always greener — This idiom means that what other people have or do looks preferable to our life. The complete phrase is The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence … The small dictionary of idiomes