come home to roost



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aleksandrina-Russian, Bulgarian
Juste-French
VladimÍRa-Czech, Slovak
CiceroSIS-ə-ro (English)Ancient Roman
Hall&Thorn;ÓRr-Ancient Scandinavian
Chipo-Southern African, Shona