familiarity breeds contempt
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familiarity breeds contempt — idiom
1. When you know someone or something very well, you may start to dislike or disres
1.idiom
Definition
When you know someone or something very well, you may start to dislike or disrespect them.
Example
After years together, familiarity bred contempt between the partners.
The saying goes that familiarity breeds contempt in long friendships.