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

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Are we not going to see the chickens come home to roost after years of this government's mismanagement? Letter: Your Say - Brown rule is good for Tories by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Byline: JACOB'S CREEK TRADITION has certainly come home to roost in a pleasant spot which should really crow more about what it has to offer. Your LIFE: NESTLE DOWN FOR A QUIET SUP; FOOD AND DRINK The Roost ... by The Mirror (London, England)			come cap in hand come clean come close come down come down in the world come down on come down on the side of come down the pike come down to come down to earth come down to some place come down with come face to face with come for come forth come forward come from come from behind come from far and wide come from nowhere come full circle come hell or high water come home come home from some place come home to come home to roost come in come in a certain position Come in and make yourself at home Come in and sit a spell come in contact come in for come in from the cold come in handy come in heat come in out of the rain come in useful come into come into being come into bloom come into conflict come into effect come into existence come into fashion come into money come into own come into play come into prominence come into season come into service come into sight			come from far and wide come from nowhere come full circle come full circle come full circle come full circle come full circle come full circle Come Get Some come gradually into existence come hat in hand Come Have a Drink come hell or high water come hell or high water come hell or high water Come Hell or High Water (1994) Come Holy Ghost come home come home come home come home come home come home Come Home (James song) Come Home for Christmas come home from some place Come Home I Need Action Come Home I'm Pregnant Come Home Soon come home to come home to roost come in come in come in come in come in a certain position Come in and make yourself at home Come in and set a spell Come in and sit a spell Come in and sit down Come in and take a load off your feet come in conflict with come in contact come in contact come in for come in for come in for come in from the cold come in handy come in handy come in heat come in last come in on come in on something Come in Out of the Rain Come In Please come in season come in sight come in useful come in view come into

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