récolter ce que l'on a semé
(Redirected from on récolte ce que l'on sème)
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Etymology edit
Literally, “to reap what one has sown”.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (figuratively) to get a taste of one's own medicine; to have had it coming
- Synonyms: récolter la monnaie de sa pièce, avoir ce qu’on mérite
- on récolte ce que l’on sème ― you reap what you sow
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See also edit
- rendre la monnaie de sa pièce (“to give someone a taste of their own medicine”)