don't shit where you eat

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don't shit where you eat

rude slang Do not engage in troublesome or dubious behavior at one's home, place of business, or any location where one frequents, for it invites undesired consequences. I told him, "Don't shit where you eat." But he still insisted on having an affair with his secretary, and now the scandal is ruining both his personal and professional life.
See also: eat, shit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • don't crap where you eat
  • tense up
  • lurker
  • be in deep water
  • in deep water
  • in deep water(s)
  • get in(to) deep water
  • give (one) gray hair
  • biggie
  • (someone) will be sorry