to start disliking something when one gets to know too much about it
close association causing discomfort and eventually contempt because of too much knowledge about someone or something
to lose respect for someone by knowing their secrets
The couple could not stay together long after their wedding because familiarity breeds contempt.
I am now not close to my sister’s family because familiarity breeds contempt.
After working in the same company for so many years he hates even its name, just because familiarity breeds contempt.
I know so much about that family that it is surprising I don’t hate them all yet – familiarity breeds contempt.
You should not go so close to any corporate’s management unless you are a part of it because in this case familiarity will definitely breed contempt.
There is no origin for this idiom
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