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he that mischief hatches, mischief catches

he that mischief hatches, mischief catches proverb: people who behave wickedly receive their just deserts.

Proverb

he that mischief hatches, mischief catches

  1. People who behave wickedly receive their just deserts.

Questions about he that mischief hatches, mischief catches

What does he that mischief hatches, mischief catches mean?
He that mischief hatches, mischief catches means people who behave wickedly receive their just deserts.
What part of speech is he that mischief hatches, mischief catches?
He that mischief hatches, mischief catches is a proverb.

Words near he that mischief hatches, mischief catches in the dictionary

  1. he laughs best that laughs last
  2. he or she
  3. he said, she said
  4. he say, she say
  5. he shoots, he scores
  6. he that mischief hatches, mischief catches
  7. he who denied it supplied it
  8. he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
  9. he who fails to prepare, prepares to fail
  10. he who hesitates is lost
  11. he who laughs last laughs best

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