reaped the rewards
- harvestedGathered ripe crops
- borne fruitAchieved intended outcomes
- cashed inConverted to money
- benefitedReceived an advantage
- profitedGained financial advantage
earned · gained · success · payoff · dividends · windfall · bounty · triumph · jackpot · victory · achievement · sowed · planted · cultivated · effort · hard work · golden · payday
outcome valence
reaped the rewardspaid the price
Suffered deserved consequences
reaped the whirlwind · faced the music · learned the hard way · paid the piper · crashed and burned