NOT THE ONLY FISH IN THE SEA

Meaning of NOT THE ONLY FISH IN THE SEA in English

n. phr. One of many; not the only one of the kind; not the only one available. He said he could find other girls she was not the only fish in the sea.

Compare: NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

NOT THE ONLY FISH IN THE SEA — {n. phr.} One of many; not the only one of the kind; not the only one available. * /He said …
Slang English vocab
NOT THE ONLY FISH IN THE SEA — {n. phr.} One of many; not the only one of the kind; not the only one available. * /He said …
Словарь английских идиом
SEA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) sea parrot sea coot sea scorpion sea star seismic sea wave sea trout Southern …
Английский словарь Британика
FISH — I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold-blooded vertebrate s found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species …
Английский словарь Британика
SEA — I. ˈsē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English see, from Old English sǣ; akin to Old Frisian sē sea, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONLY — I. ˈōnlē, -li adjective Etymology: Middle English only, oonly, from Old English ānlīc, from ān one + -līc -ly — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FISH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEA — /see/ , n. 1. the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface. 2. a division of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONLY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FISH — — fishless , adj. /fish/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) fish , ( esp. referring to two …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONLY — I. ˈōn-lē adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ānlīc, from ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEA — noun fig.: anything resembling the sea in vastness; as, a sea of glory. 2. sea ·noun a great brazen laver …
Webster English vocab
ONLY — adj above all others; particularly. 2. only ·adj singly; without more; as, only-begotten. 3. only ·adj so and no otherwise; …
Webster English vocab
FISH — pl of fish. 2. fish ·noun the flesh of fish, used as food. 3. fish ·noun a counter, used in …
Webster English vocab
SEA — [sea] n [ME see, fr. OE sae; akin to OHG se sea, Goth saiws] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a great …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONLY — [on.ly] adj [ME, fr. OE anlic, fr. an one--more at one] (bef. 12c) 1: unquestionably the best: peerless 2: alone …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FISH — [fish] n, pl fish or fish.es often attrib [ME, fr. OE fisc; akin to OHG fisc fish, L piscis] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FISH
Britannica English vocabulary
SEA — sea BrE AmE siː (= see) ▷ seas siːz ▶ ˈ sea a ˌ nemone BrE AmE ▶ ˈ sea …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEA — / siː; NAmE / noun 1. (often the sea ) [ U ] (also literary seas [ pl. ]) ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONLY — / ˈəʊnli; NAmE ˈoʊnli/ adjective , adverb , conjunction ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. used to say …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEA — sea S2 W1 /siː/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sæ ] 1 . [uncountable and countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONLY — I. on ‧ ly 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊnli $ ˈoʊn-/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . not more than a particular …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FISH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONLY — adv., adj., & conj. --adv. 1 solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides (I only want to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FISH — n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONLY — adv., adj., & conj. adv. 1 solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides (I only want to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FISH — n. & v. n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEA
Oxford English vocab
ONLY — adv., adj., & conj. --adv. 1. solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides (I only want to …
Oxford English vocab
FISH — 1. n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1. a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly …
Oxford English vocab
SEA — ( seas) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The sea is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONLY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In written English, 'only' is usually …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH — ( fish, or fishes, fishes, fishing, fished) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONLY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In written English, '~' is usually …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SEA
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONLY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES all that matters/the only thing that matters ▪ All that matters is that you’re …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FISH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fish pond a fishing boat ▪ The fishing boats go out to sea …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEA — [noun] - the salty water which covers a large part of the surface of the Earth, or a large area …
Cambridge English vocab
ONLY — (SINGLE OR FEW) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - used to show that there is a single one or very …
Cambridge English vocab
SEA — n. sea slug sea parrot sea coot sea scorpion sea star seismic sea wave sea trout Southern Sea Adriatic Sea …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FISH — n. fish farming fish duck fish hawk archer fish blind fish bony fish fish poisoning Fish Hamilton flying fish Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FISH — Synonyms and related words : C, C-note, Chinook salmon, G, G-note, Loch Ness monster, Sunapee trout, aerial torpedo, albacore, alevin, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONLY — INDEX: 1. only one, or only a small number 2. a surprisingly small price/number/amount. 3. for one reason only and …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEA — n. 25B6; noun the sea sparkled in the sun : (THE) OCEAN, the waves; informal the drink; Brit. informal the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONLY — adj. 25B6; adverb there was only enough for two : AT MOST, at best, (only) just, no/not more than; barely, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FISH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. piscine, ichthyo-. 25B6; verb some people were fishing in the lake : GO FISHING, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONLY — adj. 1 sole, single, solitary, lone, one and only, exclusive He is the only one who can identify the murderer …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONLY — I conjunction BAD : Only when it started to rain he noticed that he had left his raincoat somewhere. GOOD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SEA — 1. сущ. 1) а) водная поверхность земного шара; море at sea ≈ в море beyond/over the sea(s) ≈ за морем; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONLY — 1. прил. 1) а) диал. одинокий б) единственный an only child ≈ единственный ребенок one and only ≈ один единственный; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOT — нареч. 1) не, нет, ни (в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами n't it is hot, is it not (или …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FISH
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEA — sea.ogg si: n 1. 1> водная поверхность земного шара; море, океан open sea - открытое море closed /enclosed, inland/ sea …
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