as much sinning as sinned against

English

Etymology

From William Shakespeare's King Lear: "I am a man more sinned against than sinning."

Phrase

as much sinning as sinned against

  1. (of a person). Whose bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards them.
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