Familiarity breeds contempt
Knowing someone or something too well can make you value it less.
Gần chùa gọi bụt bằng anh.
Thân quá hóa nhờn, hết cả nể trọng.
Familiarity breeds contempt
Examples
After ten years in the role he had stopped listening — familiarity breeds contempt.
Sau mười năm ở vị trí đó, anh ta chẳng còn chịu lắng nghe nữa — quen quá hóa nhờn.
They stopped thanking each other. Familiarity breeds contempt.
Họ chẳng còn cảm ơn nhau nữa. Gần chùa gọi bụt bằng anh.
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