Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Curses

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. Curses fall on the head of the curser, as chickens which stray during the day return to their roost at night.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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