idiom
forbidden fruit
for-BID-un FROOT
fɔːˈbɪdən fruːtListen
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Syllable breakdown
forbiddenfruit
Dictionary meaning
something that is desirable precisely because it is not allowed; illicit pleasure made more attractive by prohibition
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