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all is fish that comes to the net

all is fish that comes to the net proverb: anything that happens can be used for one's advantage.

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

Forms of all is fish that comes to the net

alternative formall's fish that comes to the net

Questions about all is fish that comes to the net

What does all is fish that comes to the net mean?
All is fish that comes to the net means anything that happens can be used for one's advantage.
What part of speech is all is fish that comes to the net?
All is fish that comes to the net is a proverb.

Words near all is fish that comes to the net in the dictionary

  1. all in the family
  2. all inclusive
  3. All India
  4. all ins
  5. all is fair in love and war
  6. all is fish that comes to the net
  7. all is not lost
  8. all it's cracked up to be
  9. all jokes aside
  10. all joking aside
  11. all kidding aside

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