come home to roost

to cause problems for you He said some stupid things and now those remarks were coming home to roost.

Usage notes: said of problems that result from your own mistakes, and sometimes used with chickens: Nobody felt sorry for him because it was a case of the chickens coming home to roost.

Etymology: based on the habit of chickens and other birds that return to their nesting places

come home to roost

To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones: The consequences of your mistake will eventually come home to roost.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Keira	-	English (Modern)
Annunciata	-	Italian
Iris	IE-ris (English), EE-ris (German, Dutch), EE-rees (Finnish, Spanish)	Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish
Lapo	-	Italian
Shin	sheen	Japanese
Nurul	-	Arabic, Indonesian, Malay