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as much sinning as sinned against

as much sinning as sinned against phrase: whose bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards them.

Phrase

as much sinning as sinned against

  1. Whose bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards them.

Origin of as much sinning as sinned against

From William Shakespeare's King Lear: "I am a man more sinned against than sinning."

Questions about as much sinning as sinned against

What does as much sinning as sinned against mean?
As much sinning as sinned against means whose bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards them.
What part of speech is as much sinning as sinned against?
As much sinning as sinned against is a phrase.

Words near as much sinning as sinned against in the dictionary

  1. as memory serves
  2. as much
  3. as much again
  4. as much as
  5. as much as possible
  6. as much sinning as sinned against
  7. as much use as a chocolate fireguard
  8. as much use as a chocolate teapot
  9. as near as makes no difference
  10. as near as matters
  11. as nervous as a witch

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