Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old sins have long shadows

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: old sin-s have -long shad-ows
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Past misdeeds are liable to return to haunt a person.

Example Sentences

""'Old sins have long shadows,'" he went on musingly. "And this shadow of Bou Smain may yet engulf you if I am not quick."
"“But if it doesn't exist how can it matter?” asked Nichol. “Old file, old company, old news.” “Old sins have long shadows,” said Gamache. “And this is an old sin.”"
"Lucinda was happy and deeply in love, but ‘old sins have long shadows’, and on the very night of her engagement party the dark, dangerous shadow of her past confronted her."

Inflected Forms

old sins cast long shadows (alternative)

Phrases

original sin a lie has no legs chickens come home to roost murder will out skeleton in the closet

Frequently Paired Words

original sin a lie has no legs chickens come home to roost murder will out skeleton in the closet

Questions

What does old sins have long shadows mean?: Past misdeeds are liable to return to haunt a person.

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