"snitches get stitches" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Formed because of the rhyme between snitch and stitch.",
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          "word": "snitches get stitches and end up in ditches"
        },
        {
          "word": "snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches"
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        "People who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions."
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          "tattle",
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          "repercussions",
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        "(idiomatic) People who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions."
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        {
          "english": "code of silence",
          "word": "wall of silence"
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        {
          "word": "omertà"
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          "word": "snitches get stitches and end up in ditches"
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          "word": "snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
          "word": "wie praat, die gaat"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
          "word": "vacilão morre cedo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "za stukačom topor guljajet",
          "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
          "word": "за стукачом топор гуляет"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
          "word": "los soplones obtienen suturas"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
          "word": "golare har inga polare"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "keṭuvāṉ kēṭu niṉaippāṉ",
          "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
          "word": "கெடுவான் கேடு நினைப்பான்"
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  "word": "snitches get stitches"
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      "word": "snitches get stitches and end up in ditches"
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    {
      "word": "snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches"
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  "etymology_text": "Formed because of the rhyme between snitch and stitch.",
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      "english": "code of silence",
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        "(idiomatic) People who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions."
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          "word": "snitches get stitches and end up in ditches"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
      "word": "wie praat, die gaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
      "word": "vacilão morre cedo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "za stukačom topor guljajet",
      "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
      "word": "за стукачом топор гуляет"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
      "word": "los soplones obtienen suturas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
      "word": "golare har inga polare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "keṭuvāṉ kēṭu niṉaippāṉ",
      "sense": "people who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions",
      "word": "கெடுவான் கேடு நினைப்பான்"
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  "word": "snitches get stitches"
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