It's only now that the real problems in London are coming home to roost.
English dictionary. 2014.
something comes home to roost — sth comes home to ˈroost idiom (also the chickens come home to ˈroost) used to say that if sb says or does sth bad or wrong, it will affect them badly in the future Main entry: ↑homeidiom … Useful english dictionary
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someone's chickens come home to roost — or something comes home to roost used for saying that bad actions or mistakes from the past have unpleasant results in the present It s only now that the real problems in London are coming home to roost … English dictionary
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