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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sigmundr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Thoth	-	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Khrystyna	-	Ukrainian
Mauro	MOW-ro (Italian)	Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Crispus	-	Ancient Roman
Hilda	HIL-də (English), HIL-dah (German, Dutch)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient German