if you lie with dogs, you will get fleas
if you lie with dogs, you will get fleas
proverb 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?
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