what goes round comes round

idiom

chiefly British, informal
used to say that if someone treats other people badly he or she will eventually be treated badly by someone else
You should not mistreat them. What goes round comes round.

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“What goes round comes round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20goes%20round%20comes%20round. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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