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Definition someone’s chickens come home to roost in British English

someone’s chickens come home to roost phrase

phrase
1

used for saying that bad actions or mistakes from the past have unpleasant results in the present

Example

It's only now that the real problems in London are coming home to roost.

Synonyms and related words
repercussion shock wave fallout
Definition someone’s chickens come home to roost in British English