there are plenty of fish in the sea

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English

Alternative forms

there are plenty more fish in the sea

Proverb

there are plenty of fish in the sea

There are many more potential opportunities available.

Usage notes

Said in consolation after rejection (especially a romantic one) or other failure.

Translations

there are more opportunities available

Chinese:
Mandarin: 天涯何處無芳草／天涯何处无芳草 (tiānyá héchù wú fāngcǎo)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: geen hand vol, maar een land vol (literally “not a hand full, but a country full”)
Finnish: meressä on paljon kalaa
French: un de perdu, dix de retrouvés (fr) (literally “one lost, ten discovered”), une de perdue, dix de retrouvées (fr)
German: auch andere Mütter haben schöne Töchter (literally “other mothers also have beautiful daughters”) (dating)
Greek: έχει κι αλλού πορτοκαλιές που κάνουν πορτοκάλια (échei ki alloú portokaliés pou kánoun portokália)
Italian: morto un papa se ne fa un altro
Polish: tego kwiatu jest pół światu (pl)
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: are balta pește (literally “there are (plenty of) fish in the pond”)
Spanish: hay más peces en el mar

See also

the odds are good, but the goods are odd

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