reap the whirlwind

English

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Verb

reap the whirlwind (third-person singular simple present reaps the whirlwind, present participle reaping the whirlwind, simple past and past participle reaped the whirlwind)

  1. Ellipsis of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
  2. (idiomatic) To suffer bad consequences for one's actions.

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