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Your search for dem = them returned 1 result.
When yo' dig up ol' graves, dem smell stink.
Submitter comment:
When you bring up old grievances and quarrels you can expect
for the unpleasant results to arise as well.
Where learned: VIRGIN ISLANDS ; Saint Thomas
Keyword(s): dem = them ; ol'= old ; Yo = you
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-00-1991