The idiom "Don't shit/defecate where you eat" means:
[Wiktionary] I always understood what it literally means is you should not make a trouble in a place you regard as the most important place in your life. If you watch this clip of the Big Bang Theory, it sounds like I don't understand the meaning of the idiom 100%. Questions:
asked Nov 3, 2015 at 19:26 11 I don’t know about the history of it, but yes, it often means “don’t have a romantic relationship in the workplace”. Alternatives without shit:
answered Nov 3, 2015 at 19:39
 Jon PurdyJon Purdy 31.7k9 gold badges102 silver badges146 bronze badges 3 While "don't shit where you eat", and other variants of the idiom are often used to dissuade someone from "dipping their pen in the company ink", they are also generally used as a reminder simply to not foul up a place, or situation in which you frequently find yourself. For example; don't cause a ruckus at, or steal from the store you do all of your shopping at. Or, don't be an asshole to the barista at the coffee shop you get your low-fat, no foam, javamochacappuccino with soy at every morning. This idiom, and it's variants, are not limited solely to inter-work relationships. 1. I was born in 1987 and have heard this idiom throughout my life..mostly from people older than me. I am unsure when it became popular. 2. Use poop. Or poo. Or scat. Or dookie. Or dump. Or use the variant, "don't foul your own nest". Or just use shit..it really has a way of driving the point home. 3. She (Amy BBT) was being serious in the way she used the idiom, and the point she was trying to convey. But as I stated above, the idiom can be used in similar, but different situations..and not solely to advise against inter-work relationships. answered Feb 29, 2016 at 5:29
"Don't shit where you eat." I heard this advice from my mother, who was born in 1917, and who was otherwise very proper and ladylike in her language. My understanding has always been that it meant that you should not do anything (gossip, complain a lot, argue with the boss, have an affair) in your place of work, as it often comes to a bad end for you. In other words, you depend on the place for income (food); don't foul it up (shit). While the language is crude, it drives the point home and is memorable. answered Sep 2, 2016 at 19:02
1 I believe this is an abbreviated form of an old adage:
That's the way I first heard it back in the 80's. The awkward way I used to hear it quoted told me it was an oldish cliche at the time. When people change quotes, they tend to make them more direct and simple (rather than less). I never heard the simpler and/or "eats" variants until recently. And yes, every time I've heard it in the wild, its been with the old English 4-letter-word, not with "defecate". IMHO if you are using it with any other word (like I did here), you are euphemizing it. Note that while this behavior is normal for wolves, not all dogs are actually so great at it... answered Nov 4, 2015 at 14:23
T.E.D.T.E.D. 18.3k1 gold badge39 silver badges73 bronze badges 0 Old military saying. Keep the latrines away from the kitchen and mess. Otherwise you create conditions for dysentery. answered Sep 27, 2017 at 15:08
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