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don't shit where you eat

don't shit where you eat proverb: one should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.

Proverb

don't shit where you eat

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.
    • The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.1994 April 14, Nelson Navarro, “Ever faithful, ever true”, in Manila Standard, Philippines, retrieved 12 Aug 2011
    • Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2003 October 8, Jonathan Valania, “Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy”, in Philadelphia Weekly, retrieved 12 Aug 2011

don't shit where you eat meaning in Vietnamese

don't shit where you eat in Vietnamese

One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
con thỏ không ăn cỏ gần hang

Synonyms of don't shit where you eat

Questions about don't shit where you eat

What does don't shit where you eat mean?
Don't shit where you eat means one should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.
What is don't shit where you eat in Vietnamese?
Don't shit where you eat in Vietnamese is con thỏ không ăn cỏ gần hang. See Don't shit where you eat meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is don't shit where you eat?
Don't shit where you eat is a proverb.

Words near don't shit where you eat in the dictionary

  1. don't real
  2. don't ring us, we'll ring you
  3. don't say gay
  4. don't sell the skin till you have caught the bear
  5. don't shit in your own nest
  6. don't shit where you eat
  7. don't shoot the messenger
  8. don't spare the horses
  9. don't spend it all at once
  10. don't spend it all in one place
  11. don't sweat it

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