Hanapin
to come home to roost
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kapag ang isang tao ay nahaharap sa hindi kanais-nais na mga kahihinatnan
to experience the negative consequences or effects of one's past actions or decisions
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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ang mga sumpa, tulad ng mga manok, ay umuuwi upang mag-alaga
used to suggest that the negative energy or harm one puts out into the world can return to them in some form
Halimbawa
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.
The company's unethical practices finally caught up with them, and the chickens came home to roost when they lost a major lawsuit.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.