CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST Definition & Meaning

chickens come home to roost

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Idioms and Phrases

The consequences of doing wrong always catch up with the wrongdoer, as in Now that you're finally admitting your true age, no one believes you—chickens come home to roost . The fact that chickens usually come home to rest and sleep has long been known, but the idea was used figuratively only in 1809, when Robert Southey wrote, “Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost” ( The Curse of Kehama ).

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What you do matters, when all the chickens come home to roost.

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February James’s excellent solo debut in New York gives you a lot to work with, starting with its title, “When Chickens Come Home to Roost.”

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“It’s not easy when the chickens come home to roost.”

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The city manager of Lynwood, California, has been placed on administrative leave after he posted an image on social media claiming “chickens come home to roost” following the ambush shooting of two sheriff’s deputies in neighboring Compton.

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According to screenshots first published by Fox 11’s Bill Melugin, Lynwood City Manager Jose Ometeotl posted an image on Instagram depicting Malcolm X and the words “Chickens come home to roost.”

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