Idiom:  other fish in the sea

Meaning

Idiom:  other fish in the sea

  • there are many other suitable romantic partners


Example sentences

— I know this is the last thing that you want to hear but truly there are other fish in the sea and you'll only meet them if you come out with us tonight.

— Who cares if he you didn't call you back. There are other fish in the sea.

— I try to remind myself that there are other fish in the sea but I can't stop thinking about Andrew.

— When my boyfriend left me, everyone told me there were plenty of other fish in the sea and they were right.

— I wish everyone would stop telling me there are other fish in the sea.  Samantha is the only girl I ever want to be with. 

— Now that I'm older, it's a lot easier for me to get over a failed relationship because I understand there are other fish in the sea.

— When my girlfriend broke up with me, she told me there are other fish in the sea and that I'd find somebody more suitable.

— There may be other fish in the sea but why do I keep finding sharks who cheat on me?

— Whatever you do don't tell your daughter there are other fish in the sea. She's only 12 and it was her first love.


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