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Proverb
HE WHO SPITS IN THE AIR GETS IT BACK IN THE FACE.
ITALIAN SAYING IS HE WHO SPITS IN THE AIR GETS IT BACK IN THE
FACE. THIS MEANS IF YOU GOSSIP, IT WILL COME BACK
TO HAUNT YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-09-1972