VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Familiarity breeds contempt

Meaning:

The better you know someone the less you like him

Examples:

  • Familiarity breeds contempt and children.
  • Familiarity breeds contempt.
  • It really means a lot to me to know that I can come to you when I need to talk. Familiarity breeds contempt, cadet.
  • Familiarity breeds contempt; so, as the element of individual choice began to dominate mating, it became the custom to choose partners from outside the tribe.
  • Familiarity breeds contempt; so, as the element of individual choice began to dominate mating, it became the custom to choose partners from outside the tribe.
  • Familiarity breeds contempt and after spending endless hours reading about the bunion exploits of grandmas in other states, people started to realize why they moved away in the first place: to have a life!
  • Distance lends enchantment, while familiarity breeds contempt.
  • In my experience, familiarity breeds contempt.
  • You know, familiarity breeds contempt.