Snitches get stitches
Meaning: Informing authorities invites violent retaliation from those you've betrayed.
Origin: American street slang warning that informers will be hurt. It spread with the "Stop Snitchin'" campaign of the early 2000s, which began on T-shirts in Philadelphia and drew national attention in Baltimore in 2004.
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- The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on — Indifferent to critics' noise, those with purpose continue their journey undeterred.
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From our idioms
- Het regent pijpenstelen — It is raining very heavily.
- 亡羊补牢 (Wáng yáng bǔ láo) — It's not too late to act after a setback to prevent further loss.
- 杯弓蛇影 (bēi gōng shé yǐng) — To frighten yourself with imaginary fears.