if you lie with dogs, you will get fleas

proverb If one spends time with bad people, one will suffer in some way (often by becoming like said associates). I worry about my brother hanging out with all those troublemakers—if you lie with dogs, you will get fleas, you know?

See also: flea, get, if, lie, will

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as one door closes, another (one) opens
as one door closes, another one opens
as one door closes, another opens
give (someone) an inch and (someone) (will) take an ell
give (someone) an inch and they'll take a mile
give (someone) an inch and (someone) (will) take a mile
give (someone) an inch and (someone) (will) take a yard
(something) pays for itself
drive (one) out of office
force out of office

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if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all
if you don't like it, lump it
if you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything
if you don't mind
if you don't mind me asking
if you don't mind me saying (so)
if you don't mind me/my saying so...
if you don't mind my asking
if you don't mind my saying (so)
If you don't mind!
if you don't see what you want, just ask (for it)
If you don't see what you want, please ask
if you don't see what you want, please ask (for it)
if you find yourself in a hole, quit digging
if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging
if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging
if you fly with the crows, you get shot with the crows
if you get my drift
if you get my meaning
if you have a mind to (do something)
if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it
if you know what I mean
if you know what's good for you
if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
if you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
if you lie with dogs, you will get fleas
if you like
if you mess with the bull, you get the horns
if you must
if you must (do something)
if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
If you play with fire, you get burned
If you play with fire, you get burned.
If you play with fire, you get burnt.
if you please
if you run after two hares, you will catch neither
if you see what I mean
if you think about it
if you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything
if you wanna play, you gotta pay
if you want a friend, be a friend
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
if you want a thing done well/right, do it yourself
if you want it done right, do it yourself
if you want it done well, do it yourself
if you want peace, (you must) prepare for war
If you want peace, prepare for war
if you want something done right, do it yourself
if you want something done well, do it yourself
if you want something done well/right, do it yourself
if you will
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if you get my drift
If You Get My Meaning
If You Get My Meaning
If You Get What I Mean
if you had your druthers
if you have a mind to
if you have a mind to (do something)
if you have a mind to do it
if you have a mind to do something
if you have a mind to something
If You Have Further Advice/Questions/Comments
If You Have to Ask
If You Insist
if you keep your mouth shut
if you keep your mouth shut, you will not put your foot in it
if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it
If You Know What I Am Saying
If You Know What I Mean
If You Know What I Mean
If You Know What I Mean, And I Think You Do
if you know what's good for you
if you lie down with dogs
if you lie down with dogs you get up with fleas
if you lie down with dogs you will get up with fleas
If you lie down with dogs you will get up with fleas.
if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
if you lie with dogs you will get fleas
if you lie with dogs, you will get fleas
if you like
if you mess with the bull you get the horns
if you mess with the bull, you get the horns
If you mess with the bull, you get the horns!
If you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
If You Must
if you must (do something)
If You Must Know
If You Only Knew
if you paid me
if you pay peanuts you get monkeys
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
If you play with fire you get burned
If you play with fire you get burnt
If you play with fire, you get burned
If you play with fire, you get burned.
If you play with fire, you get burnt
If you play with fire, you get burnt.
if you play your cards right
If You Please
If You Please
If You Please
If You Really Cared
If You Really Must Know
If You Really Want
if you run after two hares
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
If you run after two hares you will catch neither.
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
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