as much sinning as sinned against

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From William Shakespeare's King Lear

  1. "I am a man more sinned against than sinning."

Phrase[edit]

as much sinning as sinned against

  1. Of a person. Ones bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards one.