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roost

[roost] / rust /
NOUN
perch
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And your little white lies will come home to roost.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

So I made my way to Highland Park to meet the one who rules the roost.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

That’s where “mother” has come home to roost, now applied as liberally to pop stars as it is screen sirens, influencers and Food Network hosts.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“The chickens are going to come home to roost and these companies will pay more sustainably over time,” Franklin said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

When it did not come, hunger awoke him; he ran from his roost to Miyax, pecked on her boot, and fluttered his wings for food.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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