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Sleeping with frogs

Proverb in the local language
إلّي يْبات مْعَ الجّْران يِصْبح يْڤرْڤِرْ
Proverb's direct translation
He who sleeps with the frogs in the morning starts croaking like them.
Proverb's meaning
Someone who spends a lot of time with someone else takes on their (bad) habits.
From: Tunisia
General comments
In Uganda, the Banyoro say "If you live near a red anthill, you will also become red".

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