单词 | what goes around, comes around |
释义 | > as lemmaswhat goes around, comes around b. colloquial (originally U.S.). what goes around, comes around and variants: a person will eventually suffer the consequences, or reap the rewards, of his or her actions; events are cyclical. ΚΠ 1962 Bulletin (Chicago) 21 June 4 What everybody forgets is ‘what comes around—goes around’. 1978 Washington Post 9 July d5/2 I know people say, ‘What goes around, comes around.’ They say swallowing your pride is just part of life. But I still hate it. 1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking ii. 143 And all those we've talked to, in the last few years, seem to define their karma and ground themselves by following one Golden Rule: What Goes Around, Comes Around. 2002 New Republic 29 Apr. 28/1 Roy notes ‘that what goes around, eventually comes around.’ How could the..New World ever match such ancient understanding? < as lemmas |
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