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if you lie with dogs, you will get fleas

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if you lie with dogs, you will get fleas

If one spends time with bad people, one will suffer in some way (often by becoming like said associates). I worry about my brother hanging out with all those troublemakers—if you lie with dogs, you will get fleas, you know?

See also: flea, get, if, lie, will