wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus
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Proverb
wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus
- One is treated the same way as one treats other people; what goes around comes around (literally: as you shout into the woods, so it echoes back out).
Synonyms
- wer andern eine Grube gräbt fällt selbst hinein
See also
- womit habe ich das verdient (what have i done to deserve this)