There are plenty of pebbles on the beach
Meaning: Replaceable individuals or opportunities abound; losing one person or chance matters little when countless alternatives exist.
Origin: Comfort for the jilted: there are plenty of other people to love. The phrase was popularized by the 1896 American song "You're Not the Only Pebble on the Beach," and is a cousin of "there are plenty more fish in the sea."
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