"greener pastures" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-greener pastures.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} greener pastures pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic) Any place or condition that is more favorable or beneficial. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Hypernyms: pastures new
    Sense id: en-greener_pastures-en-noun-bJcO~5Dq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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