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curses, like chickens, come home to roost

curses, like chickens, come home to roost

One's previous actions will eventually have consequences or cause problems. Aw man, I knew not handing in my homework would be a problem eventually. Curses, like chickens, come home to roost, after all. I'd be careful before making any rash decisions—you know that curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
See also: come, home, like, roost

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Artair-Scottish
Halli-Ancient Scandinavian
TraversTRA-vərzEnglish (Rare)
Maura['mɔ:rə]
Iason-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
GillJILEnglish
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