chickens come home to roost

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

This is a team of players who are simply not good enough without exception, and that lies with the board, so all in all, the chickens come home to roost.

From BBC

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

From New York Times

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.”

From New York Times

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

From Washington Post

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.

From Washington Times