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do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope

do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope proverb: it is best not to criticize or oppose someone in their own territory.

Proverb

do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope

  1. It is best not to criticize or oppose someone in their own territory.

Questions about do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope

What does do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope mean?
Do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope means it is best not to criticize or oppose someone in their own territory.
What part of speech is do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope?
Do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope is a proverb.

Words near do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope in the dictionary

  1. do not enter
  2. do not kill the part of you that is cringe, kill the part of you that cringes
  3. do not pass go, do not collect $200
  4. do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollars
  5. do not pass go, do not collect £200
  6. do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope
  7. do not want
  8. do nothing
  9. do number one
  10. do number two
  11. do numbers

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