reap the harvest

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 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:
  • harvest
  • reap a/the harvest
  • reap a/the harvest of (something)
  • reap the harvest of
  • get away with murder
  • have an accident
  • the whole picture
  • hold the sack
  • chickens come home to roost
  • roost
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