Rate this phrase:0.0 / 0 votes

sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him.
25 Views
Collection   Edit    

Submitted on September 25, 2011

Translation

Find a translation for the sow the wind, reap the whirlwind phrase in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Earreap the whirlwindthree sheets to the windWhich Way the Wind Blowswhich way the wind is blowingSow your wild oatswillow in the windlike the windmake a silk purse of a sow's earspit in the windreap the whirlwindtake the wind out of someone's sailsreap what one sowssow one's wild oats

How to pronounce this phrase?

Discuss this sow the wind, reap the whirlwind phrase with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this sow the wind, reap the whirlwind definition to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "sow the wind, reap the whirlwind." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/sow-the-wind,-reap-the-whirlwind_8739>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a phrases master?

    »
    A man is a _____ of the field.
    A pillar
    B tree
    C plough
    D stronghold

    Browse Phrases.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ