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▸ verb: (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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▸ verb: (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.
Similar:
come back to haunt,
bite back,
rear one's head,
come up and bite,
reap the whirlwind,
nourish a viper in one's bosom,
bite the big one,
sow dragon's teeth,
ask for trouble,
get into trouble,
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