they'll do it every time

proverb

One must be vigilant and cognizant of challenging and hazardous surroundings or situations, or the usual events will occur.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. humorousoftensarcasticuncommonOne must be vigilant and cognizant of challenging and hazardous surroundings or situations, or the usual events will occur.
  2. Used to assert the validity of a stereotype regarding the way people behave.

    That's women for you. If you don't cry they'll talk and if you cry they'll talk. They'll do it ever time, and New York women's no different from Holden.

    1901, “The Widow's Story”, in San Francisco Daily Times, volume 10, page 18
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APA

they'll do it every time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/they'll%20do%20it%20every%20time

MLA

“they'll do it every time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/they'll%20do%20it%20every%20time. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “they'll do it every time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/they'll%20do%20it%20every%20time.

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