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Meaning of when in Rome (do as the Romans do) in English

when in Rome (do as the Romans do)

idiom   SAYING Add to word list Add to word list when you are visiting another place, you should follow the customs of the people in that place: I don't drink wine usually but on holiday, well, when in Rome... Similar and the same

• adjacent
• affinity
• akin
• alike
• allied
• cognate
• congruent
• equipollent
• equivalence
• equivalency
• equivalent
• equivalent of something
• mimetic
• monolithic
• muchness
• neck and neck idiom
• next
• next door
• such
• Y, y

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in Chinese (Traditional) 入國問禁，入境隨俗… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 入国问禁，入乡随俗… See more in Spanish allá donde fueres, haz lo que vieres… See more Need a translator?

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