come home to roost

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

This is a team of players who are simply not good enough without exception, and that lies with the board, so all in all, the chickens come home to roost.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

And it seems that some Chinese chickens will soon come home to roost, with China’s recent successful nuclear tests.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey