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  1. come back to haunt: Merriam-Webster
  2. come back to haunt: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Come back to haunt)

verb:  Alternative form of come back to bite [(transitive, figuratively) To cause problems for one at a later time. Said especially of situations that illustrate the irony of human folly because the damage caused by aggression or negligence ultimately also harms the instigator's own interests.]

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