come back to haunt
idiom
: to cause problems for (someone) in the future
a decision that may come back to haunt us
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Some 12 months later, however, a concession that will see Dembele's €100 million ($110.5 million) release clause reduced to a paltry €50 million ($55 million) this summer could come back to haunt Barca.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Maybe Hamilton will not come back to haunt OSU in The Game.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2022
Luckily the gaffe didn’t come back to haunt the team.
—Dallas News, 10 Oct. 2022
Others warn that this caution could feed a public perception that districts are sitting on federal dollars meant for students — a perception that could come back to haunt the school system in coming funding fights.
—Koby Levin, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2022
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Maybe Hamilton will not come back to haunt OSU in The Game.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2022
Luckily the gaffe didn’t come back to haunt the team.
—Dallas News, 10 Oct. 2022
Others warn that this caution could feed a public perception that districts are sitting on federal dollars meant for students — a perception that could come back to haunt the school system in coming funding fights.
—Koby Levin, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2022
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“Come back to haunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20back%20to%20haunt. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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