harvest

Related to harvest: Harvest festival

reap a/the harvest of (something)

To experience the consequences of some previous action or past event. You have three papers due on Monday? It sounds like you're reaping the harvest of your procrastination. Our students are unprepared for the workforce, and we are reaping a harvest of lowered standards.
See also: harvest, of, reap
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

reap the harvest

1. If someone reaps the harvest of past actions, they benefit as a result of those actions. Note: To reap a crop such as corn means to cut and gather it. He's a player at the top of his game, reaping the harvest of his own hard work. In subsequent years he would reap the harvest of his excellent training..
2. If someone reaps the harvest, they suffer now because of mistakes that they made in the past. Note: To reap a crop such as corn means to cut and gather it. We are now as a nation reaping the harvest of the lack of attention to basics in language and numbers.
See also: harvest, reap
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

reap the harvest (or fruits) of

suffer the results or consequences of.
See also: harvest, of, reap
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

reap a/the ˈharvest

(British English) benefit or suffer as a direct result of something that you have done: His attacking policies have reaped a particularly good harvest overseas, where he is well known as a shrewd businessman.
See also: harvest, reap
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • reap a/the harvest
  • reap a/the harvest of (something)
  • reap the harvest
  • reap the harvest of
  • get away with murder
  • have an accident
  • the whole picture
  • hold the sack
  • chickens come home to roost, one's
  • roost
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Each Harvest affiliate will moving forward in opening dispensaries in Scranton, Reading, Harrisburg and Johnstown.
Harvest Entities agrees to change in agreement with Pennsylvania Department of Health
In a press release, the company stated that, "Each Harvest affiliate strongly believes that state regulatory frameworks are essential to the success of the industry and are committed to operating within the bounds of the many cannabis policies across states."
Harvest Health Will No Longer Pursue 2 Affiliate Companies In Pennsylvania
"We receive positive feedback from employees about harvest work and approximately 40 per cent return for multiple harvests while some also have the opportunity to stay on with the business once harvest is complete.
Viterra Australia (ABB) - Viterra seeking 1500 workers for 2019/20 grain harvest -- 15/7/2019
In consideration for the shares, Harvest One issued 3,521,600 common shares, representing approximately 1.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Harvest One.
Harvest One Acquires Majority Interest in Greenbelt Greenhouse
The second harvest is currently about 30 per cent complete, he said.
Battambang sees increase in price of corn
Holland also helped launch Kids Caf and Harvest Hope's backpack program, which target child hunger, and oversaw the opening of a new food pantry in Greenville.
Holland stepping down as Harvest Hope CEO
Murphy joined Harvest in 2016 and serves on the boards of GPM Investments, Roland Foods and OTG Management.
Harvest Partners Structured Capital appoints new partners
We call the full moon closest to the fall equinox (which happened on September 22nd this year) the Harvest Moon.
Did You See The Harvest Moon?
The heterogeneity in maturity of the plant is also a factor in delaying harvest and thus increasing the loss [8].
Harvesting loss: Solutions for the challenges faced in the production and harvesting of lentil (Lens culinaris) in Algeria
Thus, an optimum pre- harvest management is required for superior quality in citrus fruits (Din et al., 2012).
INFLUENCE OF HARVESTING DATES ON FRUIT QUALITY AND STORAGE PERFORMANCE OF SWEET ORANGE (BLOOD RED) FRUIT
In addition, a system capable of achieving a harvest speed of one fruit per second should be economically competitive with current harvest methods.
Fully automated tree fruit harvesting
Harvest exists to change lives by leading people to totally love God, love people, and love life as one church in global locations and Harvest is excited to announce the launch of Harvest Christian Centers first Dallas campus.
Invitation: Harvest DFW Free Concert Event This Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 6 PM
Both Sweden and Norway have promoted the harvest of calves prior to accompanying cows as a way to reduce orphaning (Sweanor and Sandegren 1989, Olaussen and Skonhoft 2011).
Harvest of female moose at high density: modelling the impacts of harvest on population size and biomass yield
Sunny, dry weather for much of the year contributed to a bountiful grape harvest in the southern Willamette Valley and throughout Oregon, winery owners said.
Winning year for wine