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all's fish that comes to the net

all's fish that comes to the net is the alternative form of all is fish that comes to the net.

Meaning of all is fish that comes to the net

Proverb

all is fish that comes to the net

  1. Anything that happens can be used for one's advantage.
    • But there is no question that all is fish that comes to the net with them unless the eye of the conservator is on them.1861, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Reports from Commissioners, page 7

Questions about all's fish that comes to the net

What is all's fish that comes to the net the alternative form of?
All's fish that comes to the net is the alternative form of all is fish that comes to the net.

Words near all's fish that comes to the net in the dictionary

  1. all y'all's
  2. all your base are belong to us
  3. all'antica
  4. all's
  5. all's fair in love and war
  6. all's fish that comes to the net
  7. all's one
  8. all's well that ends well
  9. all-
  10. all-a-mort
  11. All-America

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