Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Sinning One's Mercies

Being ungrateful for the gifts of Providence.

“I know your good father would term this `sinning my mercies.' ” —Sir W. Scott: Redgauntlet.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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