Cómo Pronunciar "come back to haunt one"

expression

KUHM-BAK-tuh-HAWNT-wuhn

KUM-BAK-TOO-HAWNT-WON

Definición

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.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

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

Inglés Británico

kˈʌm/ /bˈæk/ /tˈuː/ /hˈɔːnt/ /wˈɒn

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

KUHM-BAK-tuh-HAWNT-wuhn

KUM-BAK-TOO-HAWNT-WON

Escucha en Contexto

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.