Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

don't shit where you eat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: don't shit where y-ou eat
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

One should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.

Example Sentences

"The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity."
"Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat."
"Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly."

Phrases

bite the hand that feeds one don't dip your pen in the company ink

Frequently Paired Words

bite the hand that feeds one don't dip your pen in the company ink

Synonyms

don't shit in your own nest

Questions

What does don't shit where you eat mean?: One should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.

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