récolter ce que l'on a semé
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French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to reap what one has sown”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (figuratively) to get a taste of one's own medicine; to have had it coming
- Synonyms: récolter la monnaie de sa pièce, avoir ce qu’on mérite
- on récolte ce que l’on sème ― you reap what you sow
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- rendre la monnaie de sa pièce (“to give someone a taste of their own medicine”)