Lingo
[come] (home|back) to roost
to experience the negative consequences or effects of one's past actions or decisions
The phrase "come home to roost" has its origin in the behavior of chickens, which return to their roosts or coops at night. In an idiomatic sense, it is used to describe the consequences of one's actions catching up with them, often with a negative implication that mistakes or misdeeds will have repercussions in the future.
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