eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves

proverb If people are talking about one when one is absent, they probably aren't saying nice things. They may be talking about you, but I don't think you should hover at the door like that—remember, eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves.

See also: any, good, hear, never, of, themselves

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves,

and Listeners never hear any good of themselves.

Prov. If you eavesdrop on people who are talking about you, chances are that you will hear them say unfavorable things about you. (This implies that you should not eavesdrop.) Child: Mommy, I heard Suzy and Lisa talking about me, and they said I was a crybaby! Mother: That just goes to show you, dear, that eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves. I knew that Mother and Dad had gone into the other room to discuss my situation, and I was tempted to put my ear to the door and listen to them, but I remembered that listeners never hear any good of themselves.

See also: any, good, hear, never, of, themselves

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

Listeners
listeners never hear any good of themselves
(it was) nice talking to you
nice talking to you
ears must be burning
nice
be talking through (one's) hat
be talking through your hat
its
(one) won't eat (someone)

词组	eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves
释义	eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves proverb If people are talking about one when one is absent, they probably aren't saying nice things. They may be talking about you, but I don't think you should hover at the door like that—remember, eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves. See also: any, good, hear, never, of, themselves Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves, and Listeners never hear any good of themselves. Prov. If you eavesdrop on people who are talking about you, chances are that you will hear them say unfavorable things about you. (This implies that you should not eavesdrop.) Child: Mommy, I heard Suzy and Lisa talking about me, and they said I was a crybaby! Mother: That just goes to show you, dear, that eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves. I knew that Mother and Dad had gone into the other room to discuss my situation, and I was tempted to put my ear to the door and listen to them, but I remembered that listeners never hear any good of themselves. See also: any, good, hear, never, of, themselves McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: Listeners listeners never hear any good of themselves (it was) nice talking to you nice talking to you ears must be burning nice be talking through (one's) hat be talking through your hat its (one) won't eat (someone)
随便看	in the first flush of (something) in the first instance in the first place in the first place and in the first instance in the first/top flight in the flesh in the flush of in the flush of (something) in the forefront in the forefront of (something) in the foreseeable future in the form of (someone or something) in the frame in the front line in the front line(s) (of something) in the full flush of (something) in the fullness of time in the future in the game in the gift of in the gift of (someone) in the good graces of in the good graces of (someone) in the (grand) scheme of things in the great scheme of things