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Evil be to him who evil thinks. Explanation: Evil be to him who evil thinks. Prov. May bad things happen to anyone who thinks evil things. (A curse against those who wish you harm. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/evil |
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Evil word returns to its owner. Explanation: Wikipedia karsilik olarak bunu vermis. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3ACurses_in_Islam |
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Those words will come back to haunt him. Explanation: Not a literal translation by any means, but I think it may fit the context, depending on how one interprets that particular speaker's intent (no easy task given who is speaking!). |
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Bad word will return to its orator! Explanation: Literally usable! |
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What goes around comes around Explanation: Again given the context this is an educated guess. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 hrs (2012-04-24 19:55:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another idiom that comes to mind is "chickens come home to roost" see http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/chickens come home to ro... chickens come home to roost Prov. You have to face the consequences of your mistakes or bad deeds. Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/what_goes_around_comes_around |
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