reap what one sowsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌɹiːp (h)wɒt wʌn ˈsəʊz/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌɹip wɑt wʌn ˈsoʊz/
• 韻: -əʊz

動詞

reap what one sows (third-person singular simple present reaps what one sows, present participle reaping what one sows, simple past reaped what one sowed or reaped what one had sown, past participle reaped what one has sown or reaped what one had sown)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one's exertions or intentions, in a good or a bad sense; to receive justice or one's just deserts.
   • 1972, Lou Reed, “Perfect Day”:

     You're going to reap just what you sow

   • 2005 November 15, Tony Blair, The Guardian:

     "We will reap what we sow; live with what we do not act to change," he said.

関連する語

• as you sow, so shall you reap

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