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Come home to roost

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo have negative consequences (of an action in the past).

Synonyms

backfire mark pay the penalty come to grief come home by weeping cross unroost pay the price go down in flames retrogress retort go down like a lead zeppelin retaliate

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