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Sembrar vientos y recoger tempestades

Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Warns that reckless or harmful actions will bring serious consequences. Identical in meaning to the English proverb.

See It in Context

Si tratas así a la gente, sembrarás vientos y recogerás tempestades.

If you treat people like that, you'll sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.

Con esas decisiones sembraron vientos y ahora recogen tempestades.

With those decisions they sowed the wind and now they're reaping the whirlwind.

—¿Cómo llegó a esta situación? —Sembró vientos y recogió tempestades.

—How did he end up in this situation? —He sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind.

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