Sonchus oleraceus, smooth sow thistle, native to western Eurasia.

Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.

(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.

(figuratively, of a male) To spread one's genes around by impregnating many females. / (by extension, of a male or female) To engage in premarital or extramarital flings.

Alternative form of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

simple past tense of sow one's wild oats

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sow one's wild oats

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reap what one sows

simple past tense of reap what one sows

present participle of reap what one sows