to think that other’s part is better than mine
to believe that someone else’s life is better their own
to think that the other person has it easier in a direct competition
to think that own job is harder than someone else’s
The lawyer always thought that the grass is greener on the other side and left his profession to become an MBA graduate. Guess what? He is still struggling to find a job.
I often think that the grass is greener on the other side but then start counting my own blessings immediately.
You cannot possibly want to leave your job because you think you can become a singer. The grass is always greener on the side.
The rich man has plenty of diseases to fight with. You can start being grateful for what you have because the grass always looks greener on the other side.
I went to check the prospects out because the grass looked greener on that side but did not take up the business opportunity she offered.
There is no origin for this idiom
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Common phrase that has a specific meaning.