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in_the_loop_135 to return to cause trouble The expression probably originates from the idea of a bird leaving and then returning to its roost, the perch on which a bird rests. It is usually used to refer to something bad happening to someone who has demonstrated some bad behavior in the past.

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COME HOME TO ROOST If you tell a lie, you may get caught up in it and find that it comes home to roost.Dorothy is convinced that she is ill and dying because her unhealthy lifestyle has come home to roost.

Id	in_the_loop_135
Idiom	COME HOME TO ROOST
Definition	to return to cause trouble
Examples	If you tell a lie, you may get caught up in it and find that it comes home to roost. Dorothy is convinced that she is ill and dying because her unhealthy lifestyle has come home to roost.
Extra Info	The expression probably originates from the idea of a bird leaving and then returning to its roost, the perch on which a bird rests. It is usually used to refer to something bad happening to someone who has demonstrated some bad behavior in the past.

Home Roost Bird Bad Loop Return Trouble Lie