"Grass greener": different suggestion

[Vadim Besprozvanny]

This proverb (as well as many others) has a second part: "..., a kak blizhe
- tak lukoshko!".  A long-running tradition to make a phrase or saying by
utilizing only the first part. An excellent match, by the way! 

Vadim Besprozvany

> Dear colleagues and Prof Knox-V.:
> 
> I  seem to recall long ago reading a Russian phrase worded 
> appoximately as follows:
> 
> "Slavny bubny za gorami" (?).  
> 
> Is the sense similar to "Grass is greener..."?  Or very different?
> 
> Best wishes to all,
> Steven  Hill,
> University of Illinois.
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> Date: Wed 22 Apr 22:47:27 CDT 2009 
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> To: "Steven P. Hill" <s-hill4 at ILLINOIS.EDU> 
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> From: "Jane Knox-Voina" <jknox at BOWDOIN.EDU> 
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> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Translation of an English saying? 
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> We are trying to come up with a good translation in Russian of the 
> English saying "The grass is greener on the other side of the fence." 
> Would appreciate help. Jane Knox-Voina, Bowdoin College, Russian Dept
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