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There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Definition

used to say that there are many other people or possibilities, especially when one person or thing has been unsuitable or unsuccessful
Don't cry over Pierre - there are plenty more fish in the sea!

(Definition of There are plenty more fish in the sea. from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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