كيف تنطق "come home to roost"

expression

KUHM HOHM tuh ROOST

KUM HOHM too ROOST

التعريف

If something bad you did in the past comes home to roost, it means the negative consequences of your actions have finally caught up with you.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkəm/ /ˈhoʊm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɹust

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈʌm/ /hˈəʊm/ /tˈuː/ /ɹˈuːst

أمريكي

KUHM HOHM tuh ROOST

بريطاني

KUM HOHM too ROOST

His lies finally came home to roost when nobody trusted him anymore.

If you treat people badly, it will come home to roost sooner or later.

The pollution caused by the factory has come home to roost in the town's water supply.

You can’t ignore the rules forever; breaking them will come home to roost eventually.