English Explanatory Dictionary

forbidden fruit is the sweetest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Forbidden things seem more appealing; people desire things more if (or, in some way, because) they can't have them.

Pronunciation

/fə.ˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹuːt ɪz ðə ˈswiːtəst/ /fɚ.ˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹut ɪz ðə ˈswiːtəst/

Word forms

forbidden fruit is the sweetest the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest

Etymology

A reference to the story in the Bible in which God tells Adam and Eve not to eat the forbidden fruit, but they are tempted by a serpent and do so anyway.

Related words

the grass is always greener the grass is always greener on the other side
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