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Familiarity breeds contempt
(redirected from contempt)

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Familiarity breeds contempt.
something that you say which means if you know someone very well or experience something a lot, you stop respecting them. You two are going to find it difficult living and working together. Familiarity breeds contempt, you know.
See also: breed

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