plenty

a gracious plenty

An adequate amount, typically in the context of food. Thanks to all of your generous donations, we have a gracious plenty to bring down to the homeless shelter. No second helpings for me, please—I've already had a gracious plenty.

have (an amount of) plates spinning

To have a number of different activities in progress; to deal with or oversee a several different things at once. Rather than focusing on a single project, Tara prefers to have a number of plates spinning at once. I'm not surprised he's so burnt out—he had way too many plates spinning at the same time. You can't have all these plates spinning by yourself and expect to stay successful for long—you need to delegate some of these tasks to lower management.

keep (an amount of) balls in the air

To have a number of different activities in progress; to deal with or oversee a several different things at once. Rather than focusing on a single project, Tara prefers to keep a number of balls in the air at once. I'm not surprised he's so burnt out—he was keeping way too many balls in the air at the same time. You can't keep all these balls in the air and expect to stay successful for long—you need to delegate some of these tasks to lower management.

keep (an amount of) plates spinning

To have a number of different activities in progress; to deal with or oversee a several different things at once. Rather than focusing on a single project, Tara prefers to keep a number of plates spinning at once. I'm not surprised he's so burnt out—he was keeping way too many plates spinning at the same time. You can't keep all these plates spinning by yourself and expect to stay successful for long—you need to delegate some of these tasks to lower management.

land of plenty

A fictional or imagined utopian place where there is an abundance of everything needed to survive and flourish. A huge influx of people headed to California at the beginning of the 20th century, thinking it was the land of plenty.

not the only fish in the sea

Not the only suitable thing, opportunity, or person one can find. Usually said of people with whom one was or hopes to be in a romantic relationship, but can be applied to a number of other situations. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but she's not the only fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself it's not the only fish in the sea.

plenty of (something)

An abundant amount of; more than is needed. Thankfully, plenty of people have signed up for the class this year. There's plenty of food, so don't feel shy about loading up your plate!

plenty rugged

1. Very rough or arduous. The terrain here is plenty rugged—I'm exhausted from hiking it.

2. Very powerful, strong, and, of objects, durable. That truck is plenty rugged, so you'll have no trouble on this rough terrain. Tricia likes big guys who are tall, swarthy, and plenty rugged.

there are other (good) fish in the sea

There are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially if someone has recently been through something or some romantic relationship that has failed or turned out badly. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are other fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are other good fish in the sea.

there are plenty more fish in the sea

There are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially when one has recently been unlucky, unsuccessful, or has broken up with a romantic partner. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty more fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there plenty more fish in the sea.

See also: fish, more, plenty, sea, there

there are plenty more pebbles on the beach

There are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially if someone has recently been through something or some romantic relationship that has failed or turned out badly. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty more pebbles on the beach. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are plenty more pebbles on the beach.

See also: beach, more, on, pebble, plenty, there

there are plenty more where he/she/they came from

There are a lot of other people in the world with whom one can become romantically involved. There are plenty more where she came from, Jimbo. You'll meet the right girl soon.

See also: came, he, more, plenty, she, there

there are plenty of (other) fish in the sea

There are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially when one has recently been unlucky, unsuccessful, or has broken up with a romantic partner. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty of fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are plenty of other fish in the sea.

there are plenty of (other) pebbles on the beach

There are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially if someone has recently been through something or some romantic relationship that has failed or turned out badly. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty of pebbles on the beach. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are plenty of other pebbles on the beach.

See also: beach, of, on, pebble, plenty, there

there's (plenty) more where that came from

There is an abundance of the thing one is talking about. A: "This stew you made is delicious!" B: "Thank you! There's plenty more where that came from, so eat up!" A: "How did you get your hands on these documents?" B: "My little secret. Besides, there's more where that came from, all proving your involvement in the crime."

(a) gracious plenty

and an elegant sufficiency

Euph. enough (food). No more, thanks. I have a gracious plenty on my plate. At Thanksgiving, we always have an elegant sufficiency and are mighty thankful for it.

plenty of something

lots of something; an abundance of something; enough of something. I have plenty of candy. Do you want some? This project is giving me plenty of trouble.

There are plenty of (other) fish in the sea.

Fig. There are other choices. (Used to refer to persons.) When John broke up with Ann, I told her not to worry. There are plenty of other fish in the sea. It's too bad that your secretary quit, but there are plenty of other fish in the sea.

not the only fish in the sea

Also, lots or plenty of good fish in the sea ; not the only pebble on the beach. Plenty of other suitable persons, especially for a romantic relationship. For example, When Bob walked out on Sally, all we could tell her was that he was not the only fish in the sea , or Bill knew she wasn't the only pebble on the beach but he was determined to win her over . Both fish and pebble here refer to something available in large quantities. The expressions using fish have been used to comfort jilted lovers since the early 1500s. The variant using pebble was first recorded in a poem of 1896 by Henry Braistead: "If you want to win her hand Let the maiden understand That she's not the only pebble on the beach."

plenty

see under not the only fish in the sea.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

there are plenty more fish in the sea

there are other fish in the sea

1. If you tell someone that there are plenty more fish in the sea or there are other fish in the sea, you mean that there are many other people they could have a relationship with. Tell him there are plenty more fish in the sea and he's sure to find the perfect woman. If your daughter is upset because her boyfriend left her, declaring cheerfully `There are other fish in the sea' won't help. Note: This expression is sometimes varied. Remember that there are many more fish in the sea.

2. If you say there are plenty more fish in the sea or there are other fish in the sea, you mean there are other opportunities that can be taken. In the case of the motor industry, there really are other fish in the sea. Note: This expression is sometimes varied. The government says there aren't enough fish in the sea to sustain current levels of employment.

See also: fish, more, plenty, sea, there

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

there are plenty more fish in the sea

used to console someone whose romantic relationship has ended by pointing out that there are many other people with whom they may have a successful relationship in the future.

This expression alludes to the proverb there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it .

See also: fish, more, plenty, sea, there

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

there are plenty/lots more fish in the ˈsea

there are (plenty of) other fish in the ˈsea

(informal) there are many other people or things that are as good as the one somebody has failed to get: ‘I’ll never love anyone as much again.’ ‘Look, Julie, there are lots more fish in the sea, you know.’

See also: fish, lot, more, plenty, sea, there

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

a gracious plenty
gracious
gracious plenty
an elegant sufficiency
elegant
sufficiency
oh my goodness gracious
revert to type
off to a running start
generous to a fault

References in periodicals archive

They see blocks of space over 150,000 square feet drying up, but plenty to offer clients in the under 50,000 square-foot range, both Midtown and Downtown.

Leasing is a delicate balance

There is a sale of Welsh Lamb carcasses, sheep, pigs and cattle this afternoon and there is a Santa's Grotto and plenty of fun things to try and buy to keep young children amused.

FARMING comment

There are likely to be plenty of options for Sir Michael Stoute's charge and whether Royal Ascot is on the agenda or not, Cabinet can continue to pay his way.

THE Royal Ascot Racing Club

"They had plenty of possession and caused the Leigh defence plenty of problems.

football: Burr will bank on his Boro wide boys

SANKEY-ST HELENS CANAL: Plenty of small carp have been showing on the Church Street stretch in St Helens town while tench are responding to double caster and worm in Sankey Valley Park and Sankey Bridges.

FISHERIES

Dozens of serious historians have already pointed out that Hitler had plenty of openly gay friends and allies, especially in the early part of his career.

The Hidden Hitler. (Books: Heil Mary: like we don't have enough problems--now a new book claims Adolf Hitler was gay? The Advocate's Charles Kaiser grills historian Lothar Machtan, author of the hidden Hitler)

Eat plenty of starchy 'complex carbohydrate' foods such as bread, potatoes, pasta, rice and barley.

Top tips for healthy eating without meat

Only the second runner of the 2008 campaign sent out from Warren Place, the three-year-old gave the team plenty to look forward to with the likes of Twice Over and Kandahar Run set to run at New-market.

Cecil hits the winning note with Born Tobuggie

IG spokesman Chris Shillington said: "We felt that the wicket would offer up plenty of turn and that is what happened.

Cricket: Murali has his buyers in a spin; SPREADWISE

PAUL COLE has trained plenty of classy juveniles in his time and Moynahan looks another budding star judged on his impressive turn of foot to land the newitts.com Convivial Maiden Stakes on the Knavesmire yesterday.

Horse Racing: PAUL COLE

Good level of colour and plenty of shadow for a bargain price.

TriedAnd Tested; NEW MONO EYESHADOWS

Plenty of Photoshop 'how-to' tutorials are on the market: what makes this different is a 'behind the scenes' gallery of images demonstrating the techniques in applications, to show how professional artists use them.

Osborne/McGraw

The New Destiny invading force contained more than just Dragon Carrier superiority; other legendary warriors out of myth attacked a shocked nation turning it from a place of waste and plenty to a place of starvation and waste.

Against the Tide

词组	plenty
释义	plenty a gracious plenty An adequate amount, typically in the context of food. Thanks to all of your generous donations, we have a gracious plenty to bring down to the homeless shelter. No second helpings for me, please—I've already had a gracious plenty. See also: gracious, plenty have (an amount of) plates spinning To have a number of different activities in progress; to deal with or oversee a several different things at once. Rather than focusing on a single project, Tara prefers to have a number of plates spinning at once. I'm not surprised he's so burnt out—he had way too many plates spinning at the same time. You can't have all these plates spinning by yourself and expect to stay successful for long—you need to delegate some of these tasks to lower management. See also: amount, have, plate, spinning keep (an amount of) balls in the air To have a number of different activities in progress; to deal with or oversee a several different things at once. Rather than focusing on a single project, Tara prefers to keep a number of balls in the air at once. I'm not surprised he's so burnt out—he was keeping way too many balls in the air at the same time. You can't keep all these balls in the air and expect to stay successful for long—you need to delegate some of these tasks to lower management. See also: air, amount, ball, keep keep (an amount of) plates spinning To have a number of different activities in progress; to deal with or oversee a several different things at once. Rather than focusing on a single project, Tara prefers to keep a number of plates spinning at once. I'm not surprised he's so burnt out—he was keeping way too many plates spinning at the same time. You can't keep all these plates spinning by yourself and expect to stay successful for long—you need to delegate some of these tasks to lower management. See also: amount, keep, plate, spinning land of plenty A fictional or imagined utopian place where there is an abundance of everything needed to survive and flourish. A huge influx of people headed to California at the beginning of the 20th century, thinking it was the land of plenty. See also: land, of, plenty not the only fish in the sea Not the only suitable thing, opportunity, or person one can find. Usually said of people with whom one was or hopes to be in a romantic relationship, but can be applied to a number of other situations. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but she's not the only fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself it's not the only fish in the sea. See also: fish, not, sea plenty of (something) An abundant amount of; more than is needed. Thankfully, plenty of people have signed up for the class this year. There's plenty of food, so don't feel shy about loading up your plate! See also: of, plenty plenty rugged 1. Very rough or arduous. The terrain here is plenty rugged—I'm exhausted from hiking it. 2. Very powerful, strong, and, of objects, durable. That truck is plenty rugged, so you'll have no trouble on this rough terrain. Tricia likes big guys who are tall, swarthy, and plenty rugged. See also: plenty, rugged there are other (good) fish in the sea There are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially if someone has recently been through something or some romantic relationship that has failed or turned out badly. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are other fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are other good fish in the sea. See also: fish, other, sea, there there are plenty more fish in the sea There are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially when one has recently been unlucky, unsuccessful, or has broken up with a romantic partner. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty more fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there plenty more fish in the sea. See also: fish, more, plenty, sea, there there are plenty more pebbles on the beach There are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially if someone has recently been through something or some romantic relationship that has failed or turned out badly. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty more pebbles on the beach. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are plenty more pebbles on the beach. See also: beach, more, on, pebble, plenty, there there are plenty more where he/she/they came from There are a lot of other people in the world with whom one can become romantically involved. There are plenty more where she came from, Jimbo. You'll meet the right girl soon. See also: came, he, more, plenty, she, there there are plenty of (other) fish in the sea There are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially when one has recently been unlucky, unsuccessful, or has broken up with a romantic partner. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty of fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are plenty of other fish in the sea. See also: fish, of, plenty, sea, there there are plenty of (other) pebbles on the beach There are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially if someone has recently been through something or some romantic relationship that has failed or turned out badly. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty of pebbles on the beach. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are plenty of other pebbles on the beach. See also: beach, of, on, pebble, plenty, there there's (plenty) more where that came from There is an abundance of the thing one is talking about. A: "This stew you made is delicious!" B: "Thank you! There's plenty more where that came from, so eat up!" A: "How did you get your hands on these documents?" B: "My little secret. Besides, there's more where that came from, all proving your involvement in the crime." See also: came, more, that Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (a) gracious plenty and an elegant sufficiency Euph. enough (food). No more, thanks. I have a gracious plenty on my plate. At Thanksgiving, we always have an elegant sufficiency and are mighty thankful for it. See also: gracious, plenty plenty of something lots of something; an abundance of something; enough of something. I have plenty of candy. Do you want some? This project is giving me plenty of trouble. See also: of, plenty There are plenty of (other) fish in the sea. Fig. There are other choices. (Used to refer to persons.) When John broke up with Ann, I told her not to worry. There are plenty of other fish in the sea. It's too bad that your secretary quit, but there are plenty of other fish in the sea. See also: fish, of, plenty, sea, there McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. not the only fish in the sea Also, lots or plenty of good fish in the sea ; not the only pebble on the beach. Plenty of other suitable persons, especially for a romantic relationship. For example, When Bob walked out on Sally, all we could tell her was that he was not the only fish in the sea , or Bill knew she wasn't the only pebble on the beach but he was determined to win her over . Both fish and pebble here refer to something available in large quantities. The expressions using fish have been used to comfort jilted lovers since the early 1500s. The variant using pebble was first recorded in a poem of 1896 by Henry Braistead: "If you want to win her hand Let the maiden understand That she's not the only pebble on the beach." See also: fish, not, sea plenty see under not the only fish in the sea. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. there are plenty more fish in the sea or there are other fish in the sea 1. If you tell someone that there are plenty more fish in the sea or there are other fish in the sea, you mean that there are many other people they could have a relationship with. Tell him there are plenty more fish in the sea and he's sure to find the perfect woman. If your daughter is upset because her boyfriend left her, declaring cheerfully `There are other fish in the sea' won't help. Note: This expression is sometimes varied. Remember that there are many more fish in the sea. 2. If you say there are plenty more fish in the sea or there are other fish in the sea, you mean there are other opportunities that can be taken. In the case of the motor industry, there really are other fish in the sea. Note: This expression is sometimes varied. The government says there aren't enough fish in the sea to sustain current levels of employment. See also: fish, more, plenty, sea, there Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. there are plenty more fish in the sea used to console someone whose romantic relationship has ended by pointing out that there are many other people with whom they may have a successful relationship in the future. This expression alludes to the proverb there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it . See also: fish, more, plenty, sea, there Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary there are plenty/lots more fish in the ˈsea , there are (plenty of) other fish in the ˈsea (informal) there are many other people or things that are as good as the one somebody has failed to get: ‘I’ll never love anyone as much again.’ ‘Look, Julie, there are lots more fish in the sea, you know.’ See also: fish, lot, more, plenty, sea, there Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: a gracious plenty gracious gracious plenty an elegant sufficiency elegant sufficiency oh my goodness gracious revert to type off to a running start generous to a fault References in periodicals archive They see blocks of space over 150,000 square feet drying up, but plenty to offer clients in the under 50,000 square-foot range, both Midtown and Downtown. Leasing is a delicate balance There is a sale of Welsh Lamb carcasses, sheep, pigs and cattle this afternoon and there is a Santa's Grotto and plenty of fun things to try and buy to keep young children amused. FARMING comment There are likely to be plenty of options for Sir Michael Stoute's charge and whether Royal Ascot is on the agenda or not, Cabinet can continue to pay his way. THE Royal Ascot Racing Club "They had plenty of possession and caused the Leigh defence plenty of problems. football: Burr will bank on his Boro wide boys SANKEY-ST HELENS CANAL: Plenty of small carp have been showing on the Church Street stretch in St Helens town while tench are responding to double caster and worm in Sankey Valley Park and Sankey Bridges. FISHERIES Dozens of serious historians have already pointed out that Hitler had plenty of openly gay friends and allies, especially in the early part of his career. The Hidden Hitler. (Books: Heil Mary: like we don't have enough problems--now a new book claims Adolf Hitler was gay? The Advocate's Charles Kaiser grills historian Lothar Machtan, author of the hidden Hitler) Eat plenty of starchy 'complex carbohydrate' foods such as bread, potatoes, pasta, rice and barley. Top tips for healthy eating without meat Only the second runner of the 2008 campaign sent out from Warren Place, the three-year-old gave the team plenty to look forward to with the likes of Twice Over and Kandahar Run set to run at New-market. Cecil hits the winning note with Born Tobuggie IG spokesman Chris Shillington said: "We felt that the wicket would offer up plenty of turn and that is what happened. Cricket: Murali has his buyers in a spin; SPREADWISE PAUL COLE has trained plenty of classy juveniles in his time and Moynahan looks another budding star judged on his impressive turn of foot to land the newitts.com Convivial Maiden Stakes on the Knavesmire yesterday. Horse Racing: PAUL COLE Good level of colour and plenty of shadow for a bargain price. TriedAnd Tested; NEW MONO EYESHADOWS Plenty of Photoshop 'how-to' tutorials are on the market: what makes this different is a 'behind the scenes' gallery of images demonstrating the techniques in applications, to show how professional artists use them. Osborne/McGraw The New Destiny invading force contained more than just Dragon Carrier superiority; other legendary warriors out of myth attacked a shocked nation turning it from a place of waste and plenty to a place of starvation and waste. Against the Tide
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