"come home to roost" 怎么发音
expression
KUHM HOHM tuh ROOST
KUM HOHM too ROOST
释义
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.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkəm/ /ˈhoʊm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɹust
英式英语
kˈʌm/ /hˈəʊm/ /tˈuː/ /ɹˈuːst
简化发音
美式
KUHM HOHM tuh ROOST
英式
KUM HOHM too ROOST
语境中听
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.