greener pastures

noun

Any place or condition that is more favorable or beneficial.

“He worked there for two years before leaving for greener pastures.”

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Meanings

noungreener pastures pl (plural only)
  1. idiomaticpluralplural onlyAny place or condition that is more favorable or beneficial.

    He worked there for two years before leaving for greener pastures.

    1 more example

    After years of dating Scott Disick and causing everyone to be in a constant state of side-eye, Sofia Richie has moved onto greener relationship pastures and is officially married (!!!) to her family friend Elliot Grainge—who also happens to be a fancy record executive.

    2023 May 19, Mehera Bonner, “Sofia Richie and Elliot Grainge's Relationship Timeline Is Equal Parts Romantic and Rich”, in Cosmopolitan
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APA

greener pastures. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greener%20pastures

MLA

“greener pastures.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greener%20pastures. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greener pastures,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greener%20pastures.

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