come home / back to roost

/wˈɒnz tʃˈɪkɪnz kˈʌm hˈəʊm tə ɹˈuːst/

/wˈʌnz tʃˈɪkɪnz kˈʌm hˈoʊm tə ɹˈuːst/

to come home / back to roost

to experience the negative consequences or effects of one's past actions or decisions

curses, like chickens, come home to roost

/kˈɜːsɪz lˈaɪk tʃˈɪkɪnz kˈʌm hˈəʊm tə ɹˈuːst/

/kˈɜːsᵻz lˈaɪk tʃˈɪkɪnz kˈʌm hˈoʊm tə ɹˈuːst/

curses, like chickens, come home to roost

used to suggest that the negative energy or harm one puts out into the world can return to them in some form