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كيف تنطق "come back to haunt one"

expression

KUHM-BAK-tuh-HAWNT-wuhn
KUM-BAK-TOO-HAWNT-WON

التعريف

When something you did in the past causes problems or trouble for you later. It can refer to mistakes, secrets, or actions that have negative consequences in the future.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkəm/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈhɔnt/ /ˈwən

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈʌm/ /bˈæk/ /tˈuː/ /hˈɔːnt/ /wˈɒn

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

KUHM-BAK-tuh-HAWNT-wuhn

بريطاني

KUM-BAK-TOO-HAWNT-WON

استمع في السياق

If you lie, it might come back to haunt you later.

His mistake in school came back to haunt him when he applied for the job.

Not saving money can come back to haunt you in hard times.

I ignored the warning, and it really came back to haunt me.