snitches get stitches

Formed because of the rhyme between snitch and stitch.

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snitches get stitches

1. (idiomatic) People who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions.

   Synonyms: (rare) snitches get stitches and end up in ditches, (rare) snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches

• snitches get stitches and end up in ditches
• snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches

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