English Dictionary

sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

ことわざ

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.

日本語の意味

どんな行動にも必ず結果が伴い、その影響が予想以上に大きくなることがある。 / 小さな乱れや悪事が、後に大きな混乱や災いを引き起こすという警句。 / 自らの行った行為が、自分自身に跳ね返って大きな問題を招くことを警告している。

The mayor's reckless policies were a classic case of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind, and the city now struggles with the fallout.

市長の無謀な政策は、軽率な行為が重大な結果を招く典型的な例であり、今や市はその影響に苦しんでいる。

意味（1）

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.

Before the attack started, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, decried efforts by his fellow Republicans to overturn the results of the election. But his eloquence was the very definition of a gesture both too little and too late. They who sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

sow the wind （ canonical ）

reap the whirlwind （ canonical ）