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roost

noun as in perch

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noun as in nest

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But we saw that message tank just eight months ago, unfortunately, and all of those things are coming home now to roost.

In southern Asia, old world fruit bats often roost in abandoned buildings.

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Chickens tend to come home to roost, though.

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“This is a very big chicken coming home to roost.”

He said the council "allowed developers to rule the roost" and that developers often build large buildings, with too few truly affordable homes.

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