chickens (one’s chickens come home to roost )

chickens (one’s chickens come home to roost )害人终害己

就像小鸡夜间总要归巢一样，该习语指害人终会害己。它出自英国诗人罗伯特·骚塞（Robert Southey，1774—1843）的诗句：

“Curses are like young chickens; they always come home to roost.”

“诅咒就像小鸡，它们总要归巢。”