Phrase guide

there are plenty of fish in the sea

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

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proverb

Meaning 1

There are many more potential opportunities available.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: there are plenty of pebbles on the beach

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 天涯何處無芳草 /天涯何处无芳草 (tiānyá héchù wú fāngcǎo) — there are more opportunities available
  • Dutch: geen hand vol, maar een land vol — there are more opportunities available
  • Finnish: meressä on paljon kalaa — there are more opportunities available
  • French: un de perdu, dix de retrouvés — there are more opportunities available
  • French: une de perdue, dix de retrouvées — there are more opportunities available
  • German: auch andere Mütter haben schöne Töchter — there are more opportunities available
  • Greek: έχει κι αλλού πορτοκαλιές που κάνουν πορτοκάλια (échei ki alloú portokaliés pou kánoun portokália) — there are more opportunities available
  • Italian: morto un papa se ne fa un altro — there are more opportunities available
  • Malay: kumbang tidak seekor, bunga tidak sekaki — there are more opportunities available
  • Polish: tego kwiatu jest pół światu — there are more opportunities available
  • Romanian: are balta pește — there are more opportunities available
  • Russian: свет кли́ном не сошёлся (svet klínom ne sošólsja) — there are more opportunities available
  • Spanish: hay más peces en el mar — there are more opportunities available