forbidden fruit
Meaning: Something that one cannot have.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: The expression originates from the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, where God forbade Adam and Eve to eat the fruit from one of the trees in the Garden of Eden. This made the fruit so tempting that they were unable to resist eating it.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- give someone a taste of his or her own medicine — To treat someone the same way they treat others (especially when they are strict, unfair,…
- go to pot — To fall into disrepair; to deteriorate from lack of attention.
- good egg — A person who is basically good or sound, but who may be slightly peculiar or idiosyncrati…
- gravy train — An effortless time or job; a life of luxury.
- junk food — Food that is relatively unhealthy, high in sugar and fat and lacking in vitamins, mineral…
- not know beans about something — To know very little about something; to speak without authority on some topic.
More English idioms
- lay an egg — To do something embarrassing.
- not one's cup of tea — Not to suit someone; not to one's liking.
- not worth a hill of beans — Worthless.
- out of the frying pan and into the fire — From a bad situation to one that is even worse.
- out to lunch — Absent-minded, unaware or confused (sentence 1); ignorant on some topic (sentence 2); har…
- pie in the sky — Something that is unrealistic or that cannot be achieved.
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