don't shit where you eat
English
Pronunciation
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Proverb
- (idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.
- 1994 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):
- The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.
- 2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):
- Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.
- 2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):
- Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
- 1994 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):
Usage notes
- Often used as a warning of the dangers of workplace romances.
Synonyms
Translations
One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
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