old sins have long shadows

proverb Old indiscretions can continue to have consequences well into the future. A: "I know I made a mistake, but that happened years ago! Why are we still talking about it?" B: "Because old sins have long shadows."

See also: have, long, old, shadow, sin

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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old sins cast long shadows
teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
a burnt child dreads the fire
burnt
better bend than break
chickens come home to roost
change horses in midstream, don't
the best-laid plans

词组	old sins have long shadows
释义	old sins have long shadows old sins have long shadows proverb Old indiscretions can continue to have consequences well into the future. A: "I know I made a mistake, but that happened years ago! Why are we still talking about it?" B: "Because old sins have long shadows." See also: have, long, old, shadow, sin Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: old sins cast long shadows teach a man to fish it takes a village village a burnt child dreads the fire burnt better bend than break chickens come home to roost change horses in midstream, don't the best-laid plans
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