there are plenty more fish in the sea
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used for telling someone whose boyfriend or girlfriend has left them that they will soon have another relationship
Thesaurus: end of a relationship
hyponym to end a friendship or relationship
synonym
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used to console someone whose romantic relationship has ended by pointing out that there are many other people with whom they may have a successful relationship in the future
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there are plenty more fish in the ˈsea idiom
there are many other people or things that are as good as the one sb has failed to get
Useful english dictionary.
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