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Come Back to Haunt You

kum bak too hawnt yoo

/kʌm bæk tuː hɔːnt juː/

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Syllable breakdown

comebacktohauntyou

Dictionary meaning

Examples

  • Skipping documentation now will come back to haunt us during maintenance.

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