Come back to haunt you In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "come back to haunt you", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-10-21 02:10

Meaning of Come back to haunt you (redirected from come back to haunt (one) )

Synonyms:

come back to bite (one) , return to haunt one

Come back to haunt (one) phrase

If someone comes back to haunt (one), their spirits after dying return, follow, and instill fear in someone or something.

If you dare to harm a hair on my daughter's head, I’ll come back to haunt you!

Rumour has it that a recently dead student has come back to haunt this school.

If something such as a decision or an action in the past comes back to haunt you, it has negative consequences that pose problems for you now or in the future.

We deferred patenting the new design, and now that decision is coming back to haunt us.

Dropping out of university has come back to haunt me. I'm struggling to find a plum job.

If an unpleasant thought or memory comes back to haunt you, it keeps coming back to your mind so that you cannot forget it and feel worried.

Tôi đã thất bại thảm hại trong lần thử đầu tiên của mình, và ý nghĩ thất bại đã trở lại ám ảnh tôi mỗi khi tôi có ý định thử lại.

Mary đang buồn. Những ký ức u sầu chắc hẳn đã trở lại ám ảnh cô.

Grammar and Usage of Come back to haunt (one)

Verb Forms

coming back to haunt (one)
came back to haunt (one)

The verb "come" must be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Come back to haunt (one)

The origin of this phrase is not clear.