absence makes the heart grow fonder
English
Alternative forms
- absence makes the heart fonder
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Proverb
absence makes the heart grow fonder
- (idiomatic) When someone or something is far away, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.
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Translations
when someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love or miss them or it
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References
- Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 1.
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