食苦果

shíkǔguǒ ㄕˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

    • to suffer the bitter consequences of one's own actions

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
eat the bitter fruit
Meaning
A variant of 吃苦果: to suffer the bitter consequences of your own actions. Like 'reap what you sow'.

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