if you lie with dogs you will get fleas

Alternative form of if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
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APA

if you lie with dogs you will get fleas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20lie%20with%20dogs%20you%20will%20get%20fleas

MLA

“if you lie with dogs you will get fleas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20lie%20with%20dogs%20you%20will%20get%20fleas. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if you lie with dogs you will get fleas,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20lie%20with%20dogs%20you%20will%20get%20fleas.

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