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Definition of what goes around comes around

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—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 around comes around.

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“What goes around comes around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20goes%20around%20comes%20around. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.

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