the chickens are coming home to roost
the chickens are coming home to roost
proverb One's previous actions are about to have consequences or cause problems for oneself. I knew not handing in my homework would be a problem eventually. I guess the chickens are coming home to roost. The CEOs reckless investments were always a danger to the company, and now the chickens are coming home to roost.
See also: chicken, coming, home, roost
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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