Idiom
reap the whirlwind
Meaning
To suffer bad consequences for one's actions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“If you lie to everyone, you will eventually reap the whirlwind.”
“He ignored all the warnings about his risky investments and is now starting to reap the whirlwind.”
“By systematically dismantling the company's ethical standards for short-term profit, the board of directors has ensured they will soon reap the whirlwind of public outrage.”
Examples
simple
“If you lie to everyone, you will eventually reap the whirlwind.”
contextual
“He ignored all the warnings about his risky investments and is now starting to reap the whirlwind.”
complex
“By systematically dismantling the company's ethical standards for short-term profit, the board of directors has ensured they will soon reap the whirlwind of public outrage.”
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