English Explanatory Dictionary

absence makes the heart go yonder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Synonym of long absent, soon forgotten (“separation can result in someone finding other emotional attachments”)

Word forms

absence makes the heart go yonder

Etymology

Derived from absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Synonyms

long absent soon forgotten
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