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come home to roost

See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST.

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chickens come home to roost

[chickens come home to roost] {informal} Words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person; something bad you said or did receives punishment; you get the punishment that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

roost

[roost] See: [CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST], [RULE THE ROOST]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

home

[home] See: [AT HOME], [BRING HOME], [BRING HOME THE BACON], [CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST], [CLOSE TO HOME], [CONVALESCENT HOME] or [NURSING HOME] or [REST HOME], [KEEP THE HOME FIRES […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

rule the roost

[rule the roost] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be leader or boss; be in charge. * /Jim is very bossy; he always wants to rule the roost./ * /Who rules the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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