snitches get stitches

proverb

snitches get stitches

proverb

Etymology Formed because of the rhyme between snitch and stitch.

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Idiomatic, Slang People who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions.

Related terms
code of silence, omertà, wall of silence

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