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to come home to roost
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když někdo čelí nepříjemným následkům
to experience the negative consequences or effects of one's past actions or decisions
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What is the origin of the idiom "come home to roost" and when to use it?
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.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost
curses, like chickens, come home to roost
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kletby, jako slepice, přijdou domů hřadovat
used to suggest that the negative energy or harm one puts out into the world can return to them in some form
Příklad
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
She thought she could avoid responsibility, but her past actions came back to roost, affecting her personal and professional life.
He ignored the warning signs and now his poor health habits are coming home to roost.
Politicians who promise more than they can deliver will find that their unfulfilled pledges come home to roost in the form of disappointed constituents.
His reckless behavior finally came home to roost when he got arrested for drunk driving.
