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chickens come home to roost What does chickens come home to roost mean?	someone`s words or actions come back to cause trouble for him or her	The man was very mean to other people when he was supervisor. Now his chickens have come home to roost and people are very unkind to him.
chickens come home to roost What does chickens come home to roost mean?	someone`s words or actions come back to cause trouble for him or her	The man is always unkind to other people. However, his chickens have come home to roost and people are now very unkind to him.
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wrack one's brains What does "wrack one's brains" mean?	think very hard or very deeply.	I'm wracking my brains but just can't remember her name.

ball What does "ball" mean?	a good time; great fun (at a party, etc.).	We had a ball at that party last night.
Get lost! What does "Get lost!" mean?	Go away!	The girl told her brother to get lost so she could finish doing her homework.
out of fashion What does "out of fashion" mean?	not fashionable	Most of the woman's clothes are out of fashion.
as soft as a baby's bottom What does "as soft as a baby's bottom" mean?	very soft and smooth	My new silk pajamas are as soft as a baby's bottom.
Dead even What does "Dead even" mean?	If people competing are dead even, they are at exactly the same stage or moving at exactly the same speed.
Out of the box What does "Out of the box" mean?	Thinking out of the box is thinking in a creative way. However, it can also be used for a ready-made product that requires no specialist knowledge to set it up.

cave in to (someone or something) What does "cave in to (someone or something)" mean?	to weaken and be forced to give up	The company was forced to cave in to the demands of the workers for more money.
And all that jazz What does "And all that jazz" mean?	This idiom means that everything related or similar is included.
go public What does "go public" mean?	to become a public company and to sell the company stock to the public	The stock of the Internet company rose very quickly after the company went public.
doomed to failure What does "doomed to failure" mean?	to be certain to fail	The policy of the school was doomed to failure because nobody would support it.

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Chickens Come Home To Roost Idiom