Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “chickens have come home to roost“ and its meaning is “the bad/unpleasant things that a person has done in the past have come back to affect him/her; ready to face the consequences of the actions that you have done in the past”.
Example Sentence: The chickens have truly come home to roost. By ignoring the reality of the labour market to save a few short-term bucks, India Inc has landed itself with a larger problem, one which will punish the bottomline more.
This phrase is present in The Hindu BusinessLine article India Inc is living in denial and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu BusinessLine
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