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old sins cast long shadows

old sins cast long shadows is the alternative form of old sins have long shadows.

Meaning of old sins have long shadows

Proverb

old sins have long shadows

  1. Past misdeeds are liable to return to haunt a person.
    • "'Old sins have long shadows,'" he went on musingly. "And this shadow of Bou Smain may yet engulf you if I am not quick.1929, Camilla Hope, Long Shadows, page 253

Questions about old sins cast long shadows

What is old sins cast long shadows the alternative form of?
Old sins cast long shadows is the alternative form of old sins have long shadows.

Words near old sins cast long shadows in the dictionary

  1. Old Serpent
  2. old shoe
  3. old shoes
  4. Old Shoreham
  5. old sight
  6. old sins cast long shadows
  7. old sins have long shadows
  8. Old Sirenik
  9. old skool
  10. Old Slavic
  11. Old Slavonic

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