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as you have brewed, so you must drink

as you have brewed, so you must drink proverb: synonym of as you sow, so shall you reap.

Proverb

as you have brewed, so you must drink

  1. (archaic) Synonym of as you sow, so shall you reap.
    • “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...1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    as you sow, so shall you reap

Synonyms of as you have brewed, so you must drink

  • as you sow
  • so shall you reap

Questions about as you have brewed, so you must drink

What does as you have brewed, so you must drink mean?
As you have brewed, so you must drink means synonym of as you sow, so shall you reap.
What part of speech is as you have brewed, so you must drink?
As you have brewed, so you must drink is a proverb.

Words near as you have brewed, so you must drink in the dictionary

  1. as with
  2. as yet
  3. as yet unknown
  4. as you do
  5. as you go
  6. as you have brewed, so you must drink
  7. as you know
  8. as you like
  9. as you make your bed, so you must lie in it
  10. as you please
  11. as you sow, so shall you reap

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