(there's) no rest for the wicked

(there's) no rest for the wicked
(there’s) no rest/peace/for the wicked humorous phrase
used for saying that you have a lot of work to do, that is a punishment for bad things that you have done
Thesaurus: busy and workingsynonym
Main entry: wicked

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(there's) no peace/rest for the ˈwicked idiom
(usually humorous) used when sb is complaining that they have a lot of work to do
Main entry:wickedidiom

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