bite (someone) in the ass

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. Not used in polite conversation. Your poor treatment of your employees might come back to bite you in the ass some day. I got too greedy with my gambling, and now it has bitten me in the ass.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stavros	-	Greek
Nida	-	Arabic, Urdu
Rut	ROOT (Spanish)	Spanish, Icelandic, Swedish, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Tatenda	-	Southern African, Shona
Delight	də-LIET	English (Rare)
Blanchard	-	Ancient Germanic