Meanings
- archaicSynonym of as you sow, so shall you reap.
1 more example
“So, Jim,” said the doctor sadly, “here you are. As you have brewed, so shall you drink, my boy. Heaven knows, I cannot find it in my heart to blame you, but this much I will say, be it kind or unkind: when Captain Smollett was well, you dared not have gone off; and when he was ill and couldn’t help it, by George, it was downright cowardly!”
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLCSynonyms: as you sow, so shall you reap
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbSynonym of as you sow, so shall you reap.
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as you have brewed, so you must drink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20you%20have%20brewed%2C%20so%20you%20must%20drink
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