We reaped a fine harvest from our cornfields this year.
•They will reap nothing from their flooded fields.
2. Fig. to gain something from something. •The students reaped a lot of information from their interview with the police chief.
•I hope to reap some good advice from the discussion.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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