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reap the whirlwind

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Ellipsis of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. To suffer bad consequences for one's actions.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

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CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

reap what one sows reap'd reape reaped reaped the benefits reaped the harvest

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