| English | Japanese |
| n vs bearing the consequences of someone else's error | 尻ぬぐい |
| n vs bearing the consequences of someone else's error | 尻拭い |
| n evil consequence | 落し子 |
| get away without consequences | タダで済む |
| get away without consequences | ただで済む |
| exp uk it might have unfortunate consequences | 事になりかねない |
| legal consequence | 法律効果 (effect) |
| logical consequence | 論理的帰結 |
| n responsibility for the consequences | 結果責任 (けっかせきにん) |
| exp suffering the consequences | 身から出た錆 (of one's own actions) |
| exp adj-na n adj-no yoji suffering the consequences | 自業自得 news2 nf39 (of one's own actions) |
| exp adv without considering the consequences | 前後の見境もなく |
| exp adv without thinking of the consequences | 後先考えず |