Karma And Consequences

2 words in this vocabulary list

verb to harvest or gather (a crop or reward) as a consequence of effort or action

  • Farmers must carefully cultivate their crops in order to reap a bountiful harvest.
  • If you work hard now, you'll reap the benefits later.
  • You gotta put in the effort to reap the rewards.
  • Those who sow kindness will reap happiness in return.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

  • It is often said that he who lives by the sword dies by the sword, meaning those who use violence will eventually face the consequences of their actions.
  • They say that if you keep resorting to violence, you'll end up facing the consequences. He who lives by the sword dies by the sword, you know?
  • Dude, it's like a rule of the streets - he who lives by the sword dies by the sword. You can't keep messing with people and not expect payback.
  • In life, if someone relies on aggression and conflict to get ahead, they will eventually meet their downfall. It's like he who lives by the sword dies by the sword, but in a metaphorical sense.