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chickens come home to roost

A person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them.
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Opponents see the latest indictments as a case of chickens coming home to roost.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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Chickens Come Home to RoostCertain words or actions, which carry evil intentions, always haunt a person - who uses them or carries them out
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kyllinger kommer hjem for at roost

Hühner kommen nach Hause, um zu schlafen

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