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Definitions of "If yuh sleep wid dawg, yuh ketch im flea" (Jamaican Proverb)


1. If yuh sleep wid dawg, yuh ketch im flea


English Translation

If you sleep with a dog, you will catch his fleas


Definition

If you mix with the wrong crowd, you learn their bad habits.


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posted by anonymous on September 5, 2014





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