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come home to roost
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
過去の行動がもたらした悪い結果や報いが返ってくる / 自分の過ちや悪事が結局自分への災いとなる / かつて行ったことの悪影響が現在になって自分に降りかかる
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(idiomatic) To have negative consequences (of an action in the past).
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come home to roost
Years of cutting corners on maintenance would eventually come home to roost when the bridge collapsed.
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Years of cutting corners on maintenance would eventually come home to roost when the bridge collapsed.
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