Phrase guide

every Jack has his Jill

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Everybody will eventually find a romantic partner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طنجرة ولقت غطاها (ṭanjara w-laʔat ḡaṭāha) — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Dutch: op elk potje past een deksel — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • German: auf jeden Topf passt ein Deckel — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • German: jedes Dippsche hat sei Deckelsche — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Hebrew: לכל סיר יש מכסה (lekhol sir yesh mikhse) — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Hungarian: megtalálja zsák a foltját — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Italian: non c'è la pentola così brutta che non si trova il suo coperchio — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Japanese: 破れ鍋に綴じ蓋 (ware-nabe ni toji-buta) — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Polish: każda potwora znajdzie swojego amatora — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Polish: każda potwora znajdzie amatora — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Polish: każda potwora znajdzie swego amatora — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Portuguese: há um chinelo velho para todo pé cansado — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Spanish: nunca falta un roto para un descosido — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner
  • Vietnamese: nồi nào úp vung nấy — everybody will eventually find a romantic partner