Original artwork, not a still
Whoever said that plenty of fish in the sea thing was lying; sometimes there’s only one fish. Trust me.
— Ally McBeal • 1997
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker rejects the comforting saying that there are plenty of fish in the sea. Sometimes, they insist, only one will do, and no crowd of alternatives makes up for it. The plea to trust them gives the complaint a rueful, hard-won ring.
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