bite (someone) in the arse

colloquial To punish or take revenge on someone for his or her misjudgment or misdeed(s). Typically the punishment or revenge is not exacted by a person, but as a general consequence for the misbehavior itself. Primarily heard in UK. Your poor treatment of your employees might come back to bite you in the arse some day. I got too greedy with my gambling, and now it has bitten me in the arse.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Andrea (2)	AN-dree-ə (English), an-DRAY-ə (English), ahn-DRE-ah (German)	English, German, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Cr
Astley	['æsli]
Marlowe	MAHR-lo	English (Rare)
Serafina	se-rah-FEE-nah (Polish)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Polish
Raabi'a	-	Arabic
Arcelia	-	Spanish