come home to
Example Sentences
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And your little white lies will come home to roost.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
That’s where “mother” has come home to roost, now applied as liberally to pop stars as it is screen sirens, influencers and Food Network hosts.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
“The chickens are going to come home to roost and these companies will pay more sustainably over time,” Franklin said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
"They're part of your routine, you wake up, you feed them, give them attention, wait for them to come home to give them their dinner. It was a complete change of routine."
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
If I had chores to do, I’d come home to find an envelope slipped under the door, like from the landlord.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
