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Discover LudwigThe phrase "forbidden fruit" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a metaphor used to describe something that is tempting to have or do even though it is not allowed. For example, "The allure of the forbidden fruit was irresistible, and John couldn't help himself from giving into temptation."
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forbidden fruit
noun
The fruit forbidden to Adam.
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"It's like the forbidden fruit".
Fischer's sculpture is forbidden fruit.
Wu bites the forbidden fruit and smiles.
Mr. Boggs interrupted: "Yeah, it's the forbidden fruit".
"It's the forbidden fruit," said Mr. Popper of Insight Cuba.
That edition retains the aura of forbidden fruit.
But these items also feel like forbidden fruit.
Nothing is sweeter than forbidden fruit, after all.
I became a television critic because it was the forbidden fruit of my youth.
Well, you won't deter children by telling them not to look – forbidden fruit and all that.
Instead of poison, there is a forbidden fruit, a ridiculous lemon.
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