snitches get stitches

English

Etymology

Formed because of the rhyme between snitch and stitch.

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Proverb

snitches get stitches

  1. (idiomatic) People who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions.
    Synonyms: (rare) snitches get stitches and end up in ditches, (rare) snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches

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