Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
nosił wilk razy kilka, ponieśli i wilka
English translation:
everyone gets their just deserts; everyone gets their come-uppance, karma is a bitch
Polish term
nosił wilk razy kilka, ponieśli i wilka
Aug 16, 2023 17:51: Darius Saczuk changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/115790">EnglishDirect's</a> old entry - "nosił wilk razy kilka, ponieśli i wilka"" to ""everyone gets their just desserts; everyone gets their come-uppance, karma is a bitch is a""
Proposed translations
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
everyone gets their just desserts; everyone gets their come-uppance, karma is a bitch is a
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Note added at 53 mins (2023-08-09 20:59:54 GMT)
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Note: The spelling "deSerts" is technically the correct one, but many people write, "deSSerts".
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Jacek Rogala
: desserts on deserts must be mirages :)
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:-). Thank you, Jacku.
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Poland
Translator since 2006 into PL/EN
Native in: Polish 
, English
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Chinese to Polish, and 15 more.
You cried wolf, wolf-crier
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Jacek Rogala
: I do honestly respect both P and Ribbon, but your offer here - IMO - does not refer properly to the Polish equivalent
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Poland
Jack of all trades Master of translation
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
What goes around comes around.
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
you reap what you sow
I learned the hard way that you reap what you sow.
He may have suffered, but I believe he reaped what he sowed.
Some employers have not treated their workers well, and now they are reaping what they have sown.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/reap-...
Poland
"A bit of talcum is always walcum."
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
repeated escaping punishment may lead eventually to a painful punishment
można też tak:
repeatedly escaping punishment may lead eventually to the effective punishment
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Note added at 7 hrs (2023-08-10 03:42:14 GMT)
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moze tak:
repeatedly escaping punishment may lead eventually to the real punishment
lub tak:
repeatedly escaping punishment may lead eventually to the/an actual punishment
Discussion
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'The day of reckoning has come.'
Skin is king! :)
English equivalent: “The pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last.”
You can get away with bad behavior a few times, but eventually it’ll get noticed and you’ll have to pay for it.
- https://www.polishpod101.com/blog/2021/06/10/best-polish-pro...
Maybe, I read wrongly here, and it was... skiing, near Aspen probably :))
'I believe that what this proverb is meant to say is that people who commit misdeeds ("the fox") will eventually have to own up for their actions ("pay their skin to the furrier").'
Shame, nobody asks for :P:))
Cheers! :)