the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest

A form of 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.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of forbidden fruit is the sweetest.
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APA

the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20forbidden%20fruit%20tastes%20the%20sweetest

MLA

“the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20forbidden%20fruit%20tastes%20the%20sweetest. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20forbidden%20fruit%20tastes%20the%20sweetest.

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