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come home to roost

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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

See also: come, home, roost

come home to roost

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

See also: come, home, roost