boontjie kry sy loontjie
Afrikaans
Adverb
- (speech act, idiomatic) You reap what you sow.
- (speech act, idiomatic) To be rewarded in equivalence to one's efforts, in a good or a bad sense. To receive justice.
- Elke boontjie kry sy loontjie.
- You get what you deserve.
- (literally, “Every small bean gets his small paycheck.”)
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