What does greener pastures mean?
Idiom Meaning:
a more promising situation
Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:
True Romance (1993)
Time of Scene:
Clarence Worley: I’m not eatin’ ’cause I’m not hungry. I’m not sittin’ ’cause I’m not stayin’ I ain’t lookin’ at the movie ’cause I already seen it seven years ago. It’s The Mack with Max Julien, Carol Speed, and Richard Pryor. And I ain’t scared of you. I just don’t like you. In that envelope right there… it’s some payoff money. Alabama’s moving on to some greener pastures. We’re not negotiating. I don’t like to barter. What’s in that envelope right there is for my peace of mind. My peace of mind is worth that much. Not one penny more.
Drexl Spivey: It’s empty.
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Legally Blonde (2001)
Time of Scene:
Paulette: So what’s a girl to do? He’s a guy who followed his pecker to greener pastures. I’m a middle aged, high school drop out with stretch marks and a fat ass.
Holiday Inn (1942)
Time of Scene:
Jim Hardy: Lila’s back in New York. I got a letter from her yesterday.
Ted Hanover: What happened to her millionaire?
Jim Hardy: Slight mistake there. He didn’t own millions, he owed them.
Ted Hanover: Poor girl. Always straying to greener pastures and finding spinach
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