the chickens come home to roost
"The chickens come home to roost" is a phrase that means negative consequences or outcomes eventually catch up with someone or something. It implies that the result of a person's actions, especially negative ones, will eventually return to them. It suggests that one cannot escape the consequences of their actions and that accountability will eventually be faced.
English is confusing! Why do people say "Pardon my French" when they are speaking English? Because of idioms!
An idiom is a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. Does that sound fun? It can be!
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