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old sins have long shadows

old sins have long shadows proverb: past misdeeds are liable to return to haunt a person.

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
    • “But if it doesn't exist how can it matter?” asked Nichol. “Old file, old company, old news.” “Old sins have long shadows,” said Gamache. “And this is an old sin.”2013, Louise Penny, How The Light Gets In: A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery, →ISBN

Forms of old sins have long shadows

alternative formold sins cast long shadows

Questions about old sins have long shadows

What does old sins have long shadows mean?
Old sins have long shadows means past misdeeds are liable to return to haunt a person.
What part of speech is old sins have long shadows?
Old sins have long shadows is a proverb.

Words near old sins have long shadows in the dictionary

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

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