Thread: Are they English Proverbs?
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Old 29-Nov-2006, 18:28
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Default Re: Are they English Proverbs?
There is a Yiddish one : those who wish to beat a dog will soon find a stick.

The nearest English one is "Give a dog a bad name and hang him".
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