"there are plenty of fish in the sea" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} there are plenty of fish in the sea
  1. There are many more potential opportunities available. Categories (topical): Love Synonyms: there are plenty more fish in the sea Related terms: the odds are good, but the goods are odd Translations (there are more opportunities available): 天涯何處無芳草 (Chinese Mandarin), 天涯何处无芳草 (tiānyá héchù wú fāngcǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), geen hand vol, maar een land vol (Dutch), meressä on paljon kalaa (Finnish), un de perdu, dix de retrouvés (French), une de perdue, dix de retrouvées (French), auch andere Mütter haben schöne Töchter (english: dating) (German), έχει κι αλλού πορτοκαλιές που κάνουν πορτοκάλια (échei ki alloú portokaliés pou kánoun portokália) (Greek), morto un papa se ne fa un altro (Italian), tego kwiatu jest pół światu (Polish), are balta pește (Romanian), hay más peces en el mar (Spanish)

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