"comes home to roost" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} comes home to roost
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of come home to roost Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: come home to roost
    Sense id: en-comes_home_to_roost-en-verb-Tc8pBRhH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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