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Term: reap what you've sown

Definition: The phrase "reap what you've sown" means to experience the consequences of one's actions, especially negative consequences. It suggests that the outcome of a person's actions, often in a moral or ethical sense, will come back to them in due time.

Sample Sentences:

1. He cheated his colleagues, and now he is reaping what he's sown by being shunned by the entire office.
2. If you don't study for your exams, you can't expect good grades. You'll reap what you've sown.
3. The corrupt businessman came to realize that he would reap what he had sown when his empire crumbled.

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