as ye sow, so shall ye reap
literary sayingDefinition
› used to mean that the way you behave in life will affect the treatment you will receive from othersBehaving, interacting and behaviour
(Definition of as ye sow, so shall ye reap from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -behaved suffix
- -ism suffix
- -mannered suffix
- act verb (PERFORM)
- attitude noun (OPINION)
- bearing noun (MANNER)
- bedside manner noun
- behave verb
- behaviour noun
- behavioural adjective
- interact verb
- manner noun (BEHAVIOUR)
- mannerism noun
- model yourself on sb phrasal verb
- treat verb (DEAL WITH)
- treatment noun (DEALING WITH)
- turn sth on phrasal verb
- way noun (MANNER)
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
- yourself pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
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