"the chickens come home to roost" 怎么发音
expression
thuh CHIK-enz KUHM HOHM to ROOST
thuh CHIK-inz kum HOHM too ROOST
释义
This expression means that bad actions or mistakes will eventually have negative consequences for the person who did them.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtʃɪkənz/ /ˈkəm/ /ˈhoʊm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɹust
英式英语
ðə, ði/ /tʃˈɪkɪnz/ /kˈʌm/ /hˈəʊm/ /tˈuː/ /ɹˈuːst
简化发音
美式
thuh CHIK-enz KUHM HOHM to ROOST
英式
thuh CHIK-inz kum HOHM too ROOST
语境中听
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.