"forbidden fruit is the sweetest" meaning in English

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Proverb

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 and do so anyway. Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=forbidden fruit is the sweetest}} forbidden fruit is the sweetest, {{en-proverb|head=forbidden fruit is the sweetest}} forbidden fruit is the sweetest
  1. Forbidden things seem more appealing; people desire things more if (or, in some way, because) they can't have them. Categories (topical): Bible Synonyms: the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest Related terms: the grass is always greener, the grass is always greener on the other side Translations (forbidden things seem more appealing): ခိုးစားတဲ့ သစ်သီးက ပိုချိုတယ် (hkui:ca:tai. sacsi:ka. puihkyuitai) (Burmese), 禁果分外甜 (jìnguǒ fēnwài tián) (Chinese Mandarin), zakázané ovoce chutná nejlépe (Czech), forbuden frugt smager bedst (Danish), kielletty hedelmä houkuttelee (Finnish), kielletty hedelmä houkuttaa (Finnish), le fruit défendu est celui qui a le meilleur goût (French), verbotene Früchte schmecken süß (German), a tiltott gyümölcs mindig édesebb (Hungarian), il frutto proibito è il più saporito (Italian), 禁断の木の実が一番甘い (kindan no konomi ga ichiban amai) (alt: きんだんのこのみがいちばんあまい) (Japanese), zakazany owoc smakuje najlepiej (Polish), owoc zakazany jest najsłodszy (Polish), tudo que é proibido é mais gostoso (Portuguese), запре́тный плод сла́док (zaprétnyj plod sládok) (Russian), забрањено во̀ће је најслађе во̀ће [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), zabranjeno vòće je najslađe vòće [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), la fruta prohibida es la más dulce (Spanish), förbjuden frukt är ljuv (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forbidden_fruit_is_the_sweetest-en-proverb-hszSgsFm Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English proverbs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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