Phrase guide

worse things happen at sea

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

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proverb

Meaning 1

Things are not as bad as they seem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: hätä ei ole tämän näköinen — Translations
  • French: on a connu pire — Translations
  • French: il y a pire dans la vie — Translations
  • German: (es) könnte schlimmer sein — Translations
  • Hungarian: több is veszett Mohácsnál — Translations
  • Italian: non e la fine del mondo — Translations
  • Italian: non è la fine del mondo — Translations
  • Polish: mogłoby być gorzej — Translations
  • Spanish: más se perdió en Cuba — Translations
  • Spanish: que todos los males sean esos — Translations