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reap the whirlwind

idiom

To suffer bad consequences for one's actions.


Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    reap the harvest

    To receive the rewards of something to one's efforts; get out what one puts in.

  2. 02

    reap what one sows

    To receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one's exertions or intentions, in a good or a bad sense; to receive justice or one's just deserts.

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