Do You Believe the 'Grass Is Always Greener'? — VOA Learning English
Topics: суспільство
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Springtime is coming soon to the northern half of the planet. That means signs of green plant life are beginning to show!
Some flowers and trees will start to bloom and some grasses will become more green.
In the United States, many people spend a lot of time and money growing a yard full of weed-free green grass. Even if that area surrounding the house is not used very much, some people still want it to look nice with lots of healthy-looking green grass.
Neighbors can even get competitive over who has the greenest, thickest lawn.
But competing with and comparing ourselves to others is usually not a good idea. In fact, we have an idiom…
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