How to Pronounce "the chickens come home to roost"
expression
thuh CHIK-enz KUHM HOHM to ROOST
thuh CHIK-inz kum HOHM too ROOST
Definition
This expression means that bad actions or mistakes will eventually have negative consequences for the person who did them.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtʃɪkənz/ /ˈkəm/ /ˈhoʊm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɹust
British English
ðə, ði/ /tʃˈɪkɪnz/ /kˈʌm/ /hˈəʊm/ /tˈuː/ /ɹˈuːst
Simplified Pronunciation
US
thuh CHIK-enz KUHM HOHM to ROOST
UK
thuh CHIK-inz kum HOHM too ROOST
Listen in Context
He lied to his friends, and now the chickens have come home to roost.
If you break the rules, the chickens will come home to roost.
The chickens come home to roost when people are dishonest.
After years of cheating customers, the company's chickens finally came home to roost.