old sins cast long shadows

Old indiscretions can continue to have consequences well into the future. A: "I know I made a mistake, but that happened years ago! Why are we still talking about it?" B: "Because old sins cast long shadows."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abu Al-Fadl	-	Arabic
Therapon	-	Late Greek
Urh	-	Slovene
Alicia	a-LEE-thya (Spanish), a-LEE-sya (Latin American Spanish), ə-LIS-yə (English), ə-LIS-ee-ə (English), ə-LISH-ə (English), ə-LEE-shə (English)	Spanish, English
Condoleezza	kahn-də-LEE-zə	Various
JÚLia	ZHOO-lyə (Portuguese), YOO-lee-aw (Hungarian)	Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian, Slovak