sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

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谚语
  1. Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.
    — Before the attack started, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, decried efforts by his fellow Republicans to overturn the results of the election. But his eloquence was the very definition of a gesture both too little and too late. They who sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

词形变化

sow the wind and reap the whirlwind alternative reap the whirlwind alternative

词源

A reference to Hosea 8:7.
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