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short reckonings make long friends

short reckonings make long friends proverb: borrowed money should be paid back as soon as possible.

Proverb

short reckonings make long friends

  1. Borrowed money should be paid back as soon as possible.

Forms of short reckonings make long friends

alternative formshort accounts make long friends

Questions about short reckonings make long friends

What does short reckonings make long friends mean?
Short reckonings make long friends means borrowed money should be paid back as soon as possible.
What part of speech is short reckonings make long friends?
Short reckonings make long friends is a proverb.

Words near short reckonings make long friends in the dictionary

  1. short pull
  2. short pulls
  3. short QT syndrome
  4. short queen
  5. short queens
  6. short reckonings make long friends
  7. short rib
  8. short ribs
  9. short run
  10. short runs
  11. short s

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