boontjie kry sy loontjie

Afrikaans

Adverb

boontjie kry sy loontjie

1. (speech act, idiomatic) You reap what you sow.
2. (speech act, idiomatic) To be rewarded in equivalence to one's efforts, in a good or a bad sense. To receive justice.

   Elke boontjie kry sy loontjie.

   You get what you deserve.

   (literally, “Every small bean gets his small paycheck.”)