Weather & nature

The grass is always greener

Other people's situations always seem better than yours, even when they are not.

Examples

  • He keeps changing jobs, but the grass is always greener, isn't it?
  • Living abroad looked perfect online, but the grass is always greener – it has its own problems.

How to use it

A shortened proverb. The full form is "the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)".