not\ the\ only\ fish\ in\ the\ sea

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 he could find other girls - she was not the only fish in the sea.

Compare: not the only pebble on the beach

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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