Como Pronunciar "the chickens come home to roost"
expression
thuh CHIK-enz KUHM HOHM to ROOST
thuh CHIK-inz kum HOHM too ROOST
Definição
This expression means that bad actions or mistakes will eventually have negative consequences for the person who did them.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtʃɪkənz/ /ˈkəm/ /ˈhoʊm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɹust
Inglês Britânico
ðə, ði/ /tʃˈɪkɪnz/ /kˈʌm/ /hˈəʊm/ /tˈuː/ /ɹˈuːst
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
thuh CHIK-enz KUHM HOHM to ROOST
UK
thuh CHIK-inz kum HOHM too ROOST
Ouça em Contexto
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.