forbidden fruit is the sweetest
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Etymology[edit]
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.
Proverb[edit]
forbidden fruit is the sweetest
- Forbidden things seem more appealing; people desire things more if (or, in some way, because) they can't have them.
Translations[edit]
forbidden things seem more appealing
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