to come back to bite somebody or something
Pronunciation
/kˈʌm bˈæk tə bˈaɪt ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

Definition & Meaning of "come back to bite somebody or something "in English

to come back to bite somebody or something
01

to cause problems later because of an earlier decision or mistake 

Idiom
Examples
That careless email came back to bite him. 
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