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#2 (permalink) Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:02 am phrase "What goes around comes around" |
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Hi Zahir,
I think the phrase makes sense to many people -- not only English teachers. It's an idiom that means "If you do something bad to another person, you will get hurt too.
Let me know what you think. Regards, Torsten
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Torsten Learning Coach

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#3 (permalink) Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:39 am phrase "What goes around comes around" |
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It's the equivalent of the proverb that the Europeans have that says if you dig a pit for someone, you'll fall into it yourself. The equivalent proverb that native English speakers use comes from the Bible: "As you sow, so shall you reap."
Sometimes in very slangy English we say that our actions come back around to bite us on the butt. |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Tue Dec 04, 2007 14:44 pm phrase "What goes around comes around" |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: |
if you dig a pit for someone, you'll fall into it yourself.
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Не копай другому яму - сам в неё попадешь ! |
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Lost_Soul I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#5 (permalink) Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:55 am phrase "What goes around comes around" |
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Thanks to all of you... I think I guessed that was the meaning, I just needed your confirmation. Also, thanks for alternative proverbs... _________________ Learning is a sacred engagement. |
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Ahmadov I'm here quite often ;-)

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