idiom
Reap What You Sow
REEP wut yoo SOH
/riːp wɒt juː soʊ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
reapwhatyousow
Dictionary meaning
You experience the consequences of your own actions — good outcomes follow good deeds and bad outcomes follow bad ones.
Examples
- He was kind to everyone for years, so it was no surprise when his community supported him in hard times — you reap what you sow.
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