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forbidden fruit |
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forbidden fruit n
any pleasure or enjoyment regarded as illicit, esp sexual indulgence ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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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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