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sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

Prov. to start some kind of trouble that grows much larger than you planned. (Biblical.) our enemy has sown the wind by provoking this war, and they will reap the whirlwind when we vanquish them.
See also: and, reap, sow, whirlwind, wind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Huw-Welsh
Sylviane-French
Itala-Italian
Uzziahə-ZIE-ə (English)Biblical
Marsaili-Scottish
Epiphanes-Ancient Greek
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