Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn

Meaning: The grass is always greener elsewhere.

Language: Irish

Literally: The hills far away are green

Category: Nature

Origin: Distant Irish hills always look the greenest, picturing the envy of whatever lies far from home.

More idioms — Nature

• Caught between a rock and a hard place — Stuck between two equally bad options.
• Estar en Babia — To be daydreaming and miles away.
• 雪上加霜 — To make a bad situation even worse.
• आसमान सिर पर उठाना — To raise a huge uproar.
• Pixar fora de test — To go off topic or be plainly mistaken.
• A se face luntre și punte — To do absolutely everything to help.

More Irish idioms

• Tá sé ar muin na muice — He's doing wonderfully; living in luck.
• Ní neart go cur le chéile — Strength comes from working together.
• Imíonn an tuirse is fanann an tairbhe — Hard work's reward outlasts the toil.

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