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forbidden fruit

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forbidden fruit
n.
An indulgence or a pleasure that is illegal or is believed to be immoral.

[From the story of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, forbidden to Adam and Eve in Genesis 2:16-3:19.]

forbidden fruit
n
any pleasure or enjoyment regarded as illicit, esp sexual indulgence
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Noun1.forbidden fruitforbidden fruit - originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)
enticement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
Translations
forbidden fruit
nverbotene Früchte pl; forbidden fruits are always the sweetestverbotene Früchte schmecken am süßesten
forbidden fruit nfrutto proibito
forbidden fruit nfrutto proibito


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And having eaten of the forbidden fruit, Eve urged Adam too to eat, for it seemed to her that a fair new life was open to her.
He had, they said, tasted in succession all the apples of the tree of knowledge, and, whether from hunger or disgust, had ended by tasting the forbidden fruit.
But it was not, and Polly's fun cost more than the price of gloves and bonnet, for, having nibbled at forbidden fruit, she had to pay the penalty.
 
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