Definition
To experience the consequences of one's actions, typically negative outcomes resulting from past behavior.
自食其果(多指負面結果)
She cheated on exams in the past, and now her scholarship has been revoked; she truly reaped what she sowed.
她過去考試作弊,現在獎學金被撤銷了;她真的是自食其果。
If you don't work hard, you will eventually reap what you sow.
如果你不努力,最終會自食其果。
The company long neglected environmental protection, and now it faces severe penalties; this is them reaping what they sowed.
這家公司長期忽視環境保護,現在面臨嚴重處罰;這是他們自食其果。