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All come home to roost synonyms

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verb come home to roost

  • return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
  • reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
  • rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
  • ricochet — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
  • react — to act in response to an agent or influence: How did the audience react to the speech?
  • recoil — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
  • backlash — A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it.
  • bounce back — If you bounce back after a bad experience, you return very quickly to your previous level of success, enthusiasm, or activity.
  • come back — If something that you had forgotten comes back to you, you remember it.
  • kick back — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
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