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chickens come home to roost

alt. (context idiomatic English) A person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them. prov. (context idiomatic English) A person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them.

Usage examples of "chickens come home to roost".

Let the chickens come home to roost, I thought as I hurried into the airport.