jak se do lesa volá, tak se z lesa ozývá

Czech

Etymology

Literally: The way you call into the forest, the way it calls back.

Proverb

jak se do lesa volá, tak se z lesa ozývá

  1. Angry and impolite words lead to angry and impolite replies; what goes around comes around.

Further reading
  • volati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • volati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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