come home to Idiom
chickens come home to roost
we cannot escape the consequences of our actions We soon discover that lies return to their owner, just as chickens come home to roost.
come home to roost
(See chickens come home to roost)
come home to
reach;make a person comprehend 了解;明白
The truth will come home to him at last.他最终会了解事情真相的。
It eventually came home to the people that the war would be long and bloody.人们最终认识到,这场战争将是长期而残酷的。
When the chickens come home to roost
When a person pays dearly for something bad he or she did in the past, the chickens come home to roost.
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informal Words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person; something bad you said or did receives punishment; you get the punishment that you deserve.
Fred's chickens finally came home to roost today. He was late so often that the teacher made him go to the principal. 
Often used in a short form.
Mary's selfishness will come home to roost some day.come home to (someone or something)
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