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
ReinRIENGerman, Frisian, Dutch
BeaBEEEnglish
ShaylaSHAY-ləEnglish
Atallah-Arabic
Neeraj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Nousha-Persian