"coming back to haunt" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of come back to haunt Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: come back to haunt
    Sense id: en-coming_back_to_haunt-en-verb-nbngIeK1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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