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.
Equivalents in other languages
- Vietnamese: Đứng núi này trông núi nọ — literally: Standing on this mountain, looking at that mountain
- Persian: مرغ همسایه غاز است (morgh-e hamsāye ghāz ast) — literally: The neighbor's chicken is a goose
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 (Xuě shàng jiā shuāng) — To make a bad situation even worse.
- आसमान सिर पर उठाना (aasmaan sir par uthaana) — 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.