English Explanatory Dictionary

come home to roost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

en-au-come home to roost.ogg

Word forms

come home to roost comes home to roost coming home to roost came home to roost the chickens come home to roost

Related words

come back to bite
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