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chickens come home to roost

Prov. You have to face the consequences of your mistakes or bad deeds. Jill: Emily found out that I said she was incompetent, and now she won't recommend me for that job. Jane: The chickens have come home to roost, I see.

See also: chicken, come, home

rule the roost

Fig. to be the boss or manager, especially at home. Who rules the roost at your house? Our new office manager really rules the roost.

See also: rule

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chickens come home to roost

if you say that chickens are coming home to roost, you mean that bad or silly things done in the past are beginning to cause problems There was too much greed in the past, and now the chickens are coming home to roost with crime and corruption soaring.

See Don't count chickens

See also: chicken, come, home

rule the roost

to be the most powerful person who makes all the decisions in a group It was my mother who ruled the roost at home.

See also: rule

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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

rule the roost

to be the person who makes the decisions Jimmy might be the boss at work, but at home it's his daughters who rule the roost.

See also: rule