if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
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if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
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- Spending time with undesirable individuals will cause one to acquire their undesirable traits.
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proverb (proverb) spending time with undesirable people will cause one to take on their undesirable traits
| 中文 | 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | wer den Hund ins Bett lässt, steht mit Flöhen auf |
| Русский | с кем поведёшься, от того́ и наберёшься s kem povedjóšʹsja, ot tovó i naberjóšʹsja |
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