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Meaning: Never satisfied with what you have; the grass is always greener.

Language: Vietnamese

Literally: Standing on this mountain, looking at that mountain

Category: Nature

Origin: A Vietnamese picture of restless discontent, forever eyeing the far peak while standing on a perfectly good one.

More idioms — Nature

• Nước đổ lá khoai — Advice or effort that has no effect at all; in one ear and out the other.
• To rain on someone's parade — To spoil someone's plans or happy moment.
• Non ci piove — There's no doubt about it whatsoever.
• Het regent pijpenstelen — It is raining very heavily.
• 胸有成竹 — To have a well-formed plan ready before you begin.
• Τρώω κουτόχορτο — To act like an idiot, as if drugged into stupidity.

More Vietnamese idioms

• Ăn cháo đá bát — To be ungrateful and turn on those who helped you.
• Cõng rắn cắn gà nhà — To bring in an outsider who harms your own people.
• Ăn cơm nhà vác tù và hàng tổng — To do thankless public work at your own expense.

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