How to Pronounce "the grass is always greener on the other side"
expression
Definition
This expression means that people often think other people's situations or lives are better than their own, even if that's not true.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡɹæs/ /ˈɪz/, /ɪz/ /ˈɔɫˌweɪz/, /ˈɔɫwiz/ /ˈɡɹinɝ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈəðɝ/ /ˈsaɪd
British English
ðə, ði/ /ɡɹˈɑːs/ /ˈɪz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /ɡɹˈiːnɐ/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈʌðɐ/ /sˈaɪd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
thuh GRASS iz AWL-wayz GREEN-er on thuh UH-thur SYDE
UK
thuh grahss iz AWL-wayz GREEN-uh on thuh UTH-uh SYDE
Listen in Context
Whenever I see my friend's job, it seems the grass is always greener on the other side.
She keeps changing schools because she believes the grass is always greener on the other side.
He was unhappy in his hometown and thought the grass is always greener on the other side.
You think her life is perfect, but remember, the grass is always greener on the other side.