English · Proverb Candidate

you always find something in the last place you look

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

People usually stop searching once they find what they are looking for.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người thường ngừng tìm kiếm khi đã tìm thấy điều họ muốn

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Literally: finding something in the last location searched

Examples

I finally found my keys in the last place I looked, which was under the couch.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “you always find something in the last place you look” mean?

People usually stop searching once they find what they are looking for. Literally: finding something in the last location searched

Is “you always find something in the last place you look” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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