Stolen fruit is (the) sweetest In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "stolen fruit is (the) sweetest", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-09-06 02:09

Meaning of Stolen fruit is (the) sweetest

Synonyms:

forbidden fruit is the sweetest , stolen pleasures are Sweetest

Stolen fruit is (the) sweetest proverb

People tend to like forbidden or illegal things just because they are forbidden or illegal.

Though he has money to buy fruit, he loves picking fruits surreptitiously from his neighbor's garden. Stolen fruit is the sweetest, I guess.

Although his wife is beautiful, he still has an affair with another woman. I think it's just because stolen fruit is sweetest.

Origin of Stolen fruit is (the) sweetest

The origin of this proverb originates from the Bible, when God forbade Adam from eating a certain fruit, an apple. Satan persuaded Adam and Eve that the fruit was the sweetest and that they had to try it. After eating this forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve were expelled out of the Garden of Eden, according to the Bible.

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