"curses, like chickens, come home to roost" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. Alternative form of the chickens come home to roost. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: the chickens come home to roost
    Sense id: en-curses,_like_chickens,_come_home_to_roost-en-proverb-WO6t4EcM Categories (other): English proverbs

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