ツケが回まわってくる

Meanings

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expression, kuru verb (irregular)

pay the price; past catches up; bill comes due

idiomatic expression

Idiomatic expression meaning one must face consequences for past misdeeds, often with a sense of inevitable retribution.

若わかい頃ころの無む理りが、今いまになってツケが回まわってきた。
The reckless things I did when I was young are now catching up with me.

不ふ正せいを続つづけていると、いつかツケが回まわってくるよ。

If you keep doing dishonest things, the bill will come due someday.

Written forms

ツケが回まわってくる
Common katakana spelling for the idiomatic expression, emphasizing the figurative 'bill' or 'tab'.
付つけが回まわってくる
Kanji spelling using 付け for 'bill/tab'; less common than katakana but still used.

Kanji

回-times, round, game
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

報むくい
報い is a noun meaning 'retribution' or 'reward' (often negative), while ツケが回ってくる is a verbal phrase emphasizing the process of consequences arriving.
因いん果が応おう報ほう
因果応報 is a Buddhist-derived term for karmic retribution, more formal and abstract; ツケが回ってくる is a colloquial, everyday expression.

Etymology

From ツケ (付け, 'bill' or 'tab') + が + 回ってくる ('comes around'). Literally 'the bill comes around', figuratively meaning past actions lead to inevitable consequences.