chickens coming home to roost
English translation: you are complaining because previous actions will eventually have consequences or cause problems now
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| 04:51 Aug 30, 2017 |
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|  Selected response from: Erzsébet Czopyk Hungary Local time: 05:55 | ||||||
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| 3 +7 | you are complaining because previous actions will eventually have consequences or cause problems now |
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peer agreement (net): +7you are complaining because previous actions will eventually have consequences or cause problems now Explanation: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/chickens come home to ro... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 45 mins (2017-08-30 05:37:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 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). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 47 mins (2017-08-30 05:39:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Full story: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/chickens-come-home-to-roo... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 48 mins (2017-08-30 05:40:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-chi4.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 50 mins (2017-08-30 05:42:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://images.slideplayer.com/32/10013394/slides/slide_29.jp... |
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