Change of pasture makes fat calves.
Meaning: New environments and fresh opportunities allow young, developing people to thrive and grow stronger.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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From our idioms
- 顔から火が出る (kao kara hi ga deru) — To burn with embarrassment.
- 一箭双雕 (Yī jiàn shuāng diāo) — To achieve two things with a single act.
- 班门弄斧 (bān mén nòng fǔ) — To display feeble skill before a true master.