Meaning of "familiarity breeds contempt"

[Mickey]

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #150 "Job Promotion", question 8

The proverb "familiarity ......... contempt" is quite applicable to working in a position of authority.

(a) breeds
(b) exceeds
(c) needs
(d) precedes

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #150 "Job Promotion", answer 8

The proverb "familiarity breeds contempt" is quite applicable to working in a position of authority.

Correct answer: (a) breeds

Your answer was: correct
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What does this proverb mean?

[Mister Micawber]

This means that the more you know something or someone, the more you start to find faults and dislike things about it or them.
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