if you fly with the crows, you get shot with the crows

proverb

Somebody who spends time with undesirable people will be regarded as one of them.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Somebody who spends time with undesirable people will be regarded as one of them.

Synonyms & antonyms

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who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl
Cite this entry
APA

if you fly with the crows, you get shot with the crows. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20fly%20with%20the%20crows%2C%20you%20get%20shot%20with%20the%20crows

MLA

“if you fly with the crows, you get shot with the crows.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20fly%20with%20the%20crows%2C%20you%20get%20shot%20with%20the%20crows. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if you fly with the crows, you get shot with the crows,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20fly%20with%20the%20crows%2C%20you%20get%20shot%20with%20the%20crows.

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