Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2022-01-11 04:01

Meaning of Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves

Synonyms:

Listeners never hear any good of themselves.

Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves proverb

If you listen in on people talking about you, it is likely that you will hear them say unpleasant things about you. (This suggests that you had better not eavesdrop.)

I know eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves. Therefore, instead of hovering at the door, listening in on John, I walked into the room when I heard him talking about me.

I intended to eavesdrop on them when hearing them mentioning my name. However, I remembered that eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves, so I walked away.